gig

A CLI to create .gitignore files, to keep your source control so fresh and clean.

Install/Upgrade

$ pip install -U gig

Or, run it with pipx:

$ pipx run gig --help

Usage

In the shell. . .

$ gig Python Ruby > .gitignore

Or, programmatically, in Python. . .

>>> import gig
>>> gig.generate_gitignore(["Clojure"])
u'\n### Clojure ###\nLeiningen.gitignore'

You can also generate global .gitignore_global files. For more info, see here.

$ gig macOS VisualStudioCode --global > ~/.gitignore_global

To get a list of available templates. . .

$ gig list
$ gig list --global

For more help, run gig --help.

Requirements

• Python >= 3.6
• Internet connection

License

MIT Licensed.

Changelog

1.0.0 (2019-06-27)

• Write to stdout.
• Only Python>=3.6 is supported.

0.2.0 (2013-09-09)

• Add support for global gitignore files.

0.1.0 (2013-09-07)

• First release.