Are you tired of seeing bin and obj folders cluttering up your Git repository? These folders contain compiled binaries and generated object files that are unnecessary for version control and can quickly bloat your repository. In this article, we'll show you how to ignore bin and obj folders in Git so that they don't get tracked and committed.
Step 1: Create .gitignore file
The first step is to create a .gitignore file if you don't already have one in your repository. This file allows you to specify patterns of files and folders that Git should ignore.
Step 2: Add bin and obj folders to .gitignore
Open the .gitignore file in a text editor and add the following lines to ignore the bin and obj folders:
/bin/
/obj/
You can also use wildcard patterns to ignore all bin and obj folders in your repository by adding the following lines:
**/bin/
**/obj/
Step 3: Commit .gitignore file
After adding the bin and obj folders to the .gitignore file, save the changes and commit the file to your repository. From this point on, Git will ignore the bin and obj folders and their contents.
Step 4: Clean up tracked bin and obj folders
If you've already committed the bin and obj folders to your repository before adding them to .gitignore, you'll need to remove them from tracking using the following Git command:
git rm -r --cached bin
git rm -r --cached obj
This will remove the bin and obj folders from the repository while keeping them in your local file system.
Step 5: Verify ignored folders
To verify that the bin and obj folders are now being ignored by Git, you can run the git status command. You should see that the bin and obj folders are now listed as untracked files.
By following these steps, you can effectively ignore the bin and obj folders in your Git repository, keeping it clean and efficient. This will prevent unnecessary files from being tracked and committed, and also improve the performance of your repository. Now you can focus on tracking only the files that are necessary for your project's development and deployment.