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→Ignoring Files (.gitignore)
== <i>Ignoring Files (.gitignore)</i> ==
== <i>Ignoring Files (.gitignore)</i> ==
There are various reasons to not want to track/push files. Here are some and how to handle them.
There are various reasons to not want to track/push files. The following situation helps when you're having trouble pushing files due to them being too big (>50 MB, GitHub max) .
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<ol>
<li><u>Find those files</u>: <br>
<li><u>Find those files</u>: <br>
  - Ensure you're in the directory of interest (use <b>cd </b> command as needed) <br>
  - Ensure you're in the directory of interest (use <b>cd </b> command as needed) <br>
  - Do this for all files that require it before proceeding </li><br>
  - Do this for all files that require it before proceeding </li><br>
<li><u>Add, commit, and push the .gitignore file</u>: <br>
  - Add the gitignore file using <b>git add .gitignore </b> <br>
  - Commit the file using <b>git commit -m "Files to ignore" </b> <br>
  - Push the commit using <b>git push origin main </b> <br>
    Now subsequent pushes will know to ignore those files or types of files </li> <br>
== <u><i>Extras</i></u> ==
== <u><i>Extras</i></u> ==