Git Ignore

Create the file ~/.gitignore as shown below to remove the files that are almost always ignored in all git repositories.

# Folder view configuration files
.DS_Store
Desktop.ini

# Thumbnail cache files
._*
Thumbs.db

# Files that might appear on external disks
.Spotlight-V100
.Trashes

# Compiled Python files
*.pyc

# Compiled C++ files
*.out

# Application specific files
venv
node_modules
.sass-cache