Download and append .gitignore templates from the github/gitignore repository to your local project.
Tired of manually downloading .gitignore files or copying them between repos? This script makes it effortless to grab the right template and append it to your local .gitignore.
Place the gi script somewhere in your PATH, for example:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wojtyniak/gitignore/refs/heads/master/gi -O ~/bin/gi
chmod +x ~/bin/giNote: Ensure ~/bin is in your PATH.
gi <keyword>The script intelligently handles different search scenarios:
$ gi swift
Searching for templates containing 'swift'...
Found exact match: Swift
Do you want to append this template to '.gitignore'? [Y/n]: y
Fetching Swift template...
Successfully appended Swift template to '.gitignore'$ gi go
Searching for templates containing 'go'...
Found 3 templates matching 'go':
Go.gitignore
Godot.gitignore
IGORPro.gitignore
Found exact match: Go
Do you want to append this template to '.gitignore'? [Y/n]: y
Fetching Go template...
Successfully appended Go template to '.gitignore'$ gi ru
Searching for templates containing 'ru'...
Found 3 templates matching 'ru':
Drupal.gitignore
Ruby.gitignore
Rust.gitignore
Use './gi <template_name>' to add a specific template- Smart search: Handles partial matches intelligently
- Interactive confirmation: Always asks before modifying your
.gitignore - Append mode: Adds to existing
.gitignoreinstead of overwriting - No dependencies: Single bash script, no Node.js or Python required
- Official source: Pulls directly from GitHub's template repository
Run the provided test script:
cd test
./test_gi.shThis project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.