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tags: [tldr, common]
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# git check-ignore

> Analyze and debug Git ignore/exclude (`.gitignore`) files.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ignore>.

- Check whether a file or directory is ignored:

`git check-ignore {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`

- Check whether multiple files or directories are ignored:

`git check-ignore {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`

- Use pathnames, one per line, from `stdin`:

`git < {{path/to/file_list}} check-ignore --stdin`

- Do not check the index (used to debug why paths were tracked and not ignored):

`git check-ignore --no-index {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`

- Include details about the matching pattern for each path:

`git check-ignore {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`
