The .gitignore file in a Git repository serves as a configuration file that specifies files and directories that Git should — as the name implies — ignore. When Git encounters a file or directory listed in .gitignore, it automatically excludes them from being tracked, preventing them from showing up in commands like git status and git add.

This is a slight update on my previous post about the perfect .gitignore file for GoHugo. TLDR: The current optimum .gitignore content for a GoHugo project is the following (in addition to your own ignored files and folders): ini COPY 1/public/ 2/resources/_gen/ 3/assets/jsconfig.