.gitignore Everything by Default

packagemain.tech
September 5, 2026
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Summary
I think we’ve all been there. You’re working on a project, making commits, and then suddenly realize you’ve been committing .DS_Store files, node_modules, IDE configuration files, or other junk (CLAUDE.md for example) that shouldn’t be in your repository. Or even worse - environment variables. Then comes the embarrassing cleanup: adding these files to .gitignore, removing them from the repository ...
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