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> GitHub, GitLab, and Gitea all respect .gitignore and won’t show ignored files in the web UI Is this right? These tools don't show ignored files because they

• silverwind 8mo ago
  Not true, you can push a file and later gitignore it and it will remain visible on those UIs. It's still part of the repo. Doing it the other way around is also possible but harder as the git client will refuse but can be convinced.
• paulddraper 8mo ago
  Yeah this is wrong. They will show the files in your repo. gitignore just decides whether untracked files appear as new or ignored. (But you can commit them anyway if you are so inclined.)
  • chrisweekly 8mo ago
    how do you commit a file without first adding it?
    • JonathonW 8mo ago
      `git add -f` will add ignored files. Once you've done that, any files you've added will be part of your commit regardless of the contents of .gitignore.
      • chrisweekly 8mo ago
        Right... and also (I think; unsure bc I only ever use cli) some GUIs (eg github.com web ui) may enable adding files that'd otherwise be ignored. (shrug)
      • wumms 8mo ago
        Also, files that are added to .gitignore after they’ve already been committed will still appear as modified. To stop tracking them, you need to remove them from the index (staging area): git rm --cached <file>
• wheybags 8mo ago
  Yeah, also that's probably not the kind of error a human writing this post would make... I stopped reading at that point
  • plorkyeran 8mo ago
    This is exactly the sort of error that a human with a slightly incorrect mental model for something makes all the time.
• deknos 8mo ago
  would be nice, if there's a modifier in there, which says showinwebui=(true|false) :D