Put simply, gitignore.io is a tool that is so profoundly helpful that I've forgotten what life was like without it.

Iskandar Zulqarnain Hilmi

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gitignore.io is a tool that is so profoundly helpful that I've forgotten what life was like without it. Its purpose is simple: for any project you're working on, it'll generate a valid.gitignore file for you. You can write it by hand, or grab one from another project you work on.

gitignore.io is great

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<p>this is cool. I love small, focused projects like this one.</p>
