How to avoid a folder being pushed to the git repo

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I have a folder and I don't want to push that folder into the git repo when I do git add ., commit and push my work. Is there a way to avoid that folder getting pushed to the repo? How can I do that

Possible duplicate of [What is .gitignore exactly?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27850222/what-is-gitignore-exactly) — Mureinik, Jan 02 '19 at 05:43

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 02 '19 at 05:43

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just add it to .gitignore like this:

# dependencies
/node_modules

answered Jan 02 '19 at 05:43

YASH DAVE

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 02 '19 at 05:45

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Create a .gitignore file in the root folder,
and simply put the name of the file/folder you don't want to track in it.

Check git documentation for more.

edited Jan 02 '19 at 05:45

Ulysse BN

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answered Jan 02 '19 at 05:42

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How to avoid a folder being pushed to the git repo

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