git-ignore

git-ignore

#!/bin/bash
# put it whereever path. then:
#  git config --global alias.ignore '!/Users/<username>/<whereever>/git-ignore'
# Check if a filename was provided
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo "Usage: git ignore <filename>"
  exit 1
fi

# Append the filename to .gitignore if it's not already there
if grep -Fxq "$1" .gitignore 2>/dev/null; then
  echo "'$1' is already in .gitignore"
else
  echo "$1" >> .gitignore
  echo "Added '$1' to .gitignore"
fi

# Optional: Stop tracking the file if it's already in the index
git rm --cached "$1" 2>/dev/null