github/gitignore resource
A collection of useful .gitignore templates observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5777
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
175467 stars · 82250 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
GitHub's official collection of .gitignore file templates for many languages, frameworks, editors, and operating systems. It powers the .gitignore template chooser on GitHub.com and can be copied into any Git repository.
Use cases
- find a gitignore template for a python project
- ignore node_modules and build artifacts in git
- set up a global gitignore for my editor
- stop committing IDE files to git
- get a gitignore template when creating a new repo
When to choose
- you are starting a new project and want sensible ignore rules for your language or tool
- you need editor or OS-specific ignore rules for a global gitignore
- you want the canonical templates GitHub itself uses
When to avoid
- you need programmatically generated or highly customized ignore rules
- your tooling already generates .gitignore files automatically (e.g. scaffolding CLIs)
Facets
dataset · maturity stable
version-control developer-tools configuration-management developer-tools version-control cross-platform cli gitignore git templates boilerplate
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/github/gitignore · fetched 2026-08-28 · 53d1980eb60c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| github/gitignore | main | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="github/gitignore")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem