.gitignore is ignored by Git
git, gitignore
Solution
Fixed. OK, I created the .gitignore file in Notepad on Windows and it wasn't working. When I viewed the .gitignore file on Linux it looked like organised gibberish - perhaps Notepad had written out Unicode rather than ASCII or whatever 8-bit is.
So I rewrote the file on my Linux box, and when I pulled it back into Windows it works fine! Hurrah!
Problem
My `.gitignore` file seems to be being ignored by Git - could the `.gitignore` file be corrupt? Which file format, locale or culture does Git expect? My `.gitignore`: ``` # This is a comment debug.log nbproject/ ``` Output from `git status`: ``` # On branch master # Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit. # # Untracked files: # (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) # # debug.log # nbproject/ nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) ``` I would like `debug.log` and `nbproject/` not to appear in the untracked files list. Where should I start looking to fix this?