Paths/DevOps Engineer/Git / Ignore Rules & Commit Discipline
Write a .gitignore That Actually Works
A .gitignore is a list of patterns, not a list of files - one line can cover a thousand files. Create a repository with rules for environment files, logs and build output.
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01Requirements
live checks- ~/project is a Git repository○
- File ~/project/.gitignore exists and ignores environment files, logs and build directories○
- A commit with message 'chore: add gitignore' exists○
02Walkthrough
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Create the project folder
Every lab starts from a fresh shell, so the folder does not exist yet.
mkdir ~/project - 7 locked · each failed submit reveals one
03Stuck?
0 of 3 revealedTake a hint without losing the lab — each one points at the thing to look at, not at the answer.
04AI Tutor
guides, never solvesTell me what you're stuck on — I'll nudge, not solve. Which requirement are you looking at?
04Notebook
saved locally in this browserlearner@lab — ubuntu:24.04 + git
Session is disposable
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