How do I configure git to ignore some files locally?

Question

Can I ignore files locally without polluting the global git config for everyone else? I have untracked files that are spam in my git status but I don\'t want to commit git c

Answer 1

If your repo doesn't already have a .gitignore file, then a simple solution is to create a .gitignore file, and in it add .gitignore to the list of files to be ignored.