<p>This one I just discovered the other day. Up to this point, I always grabbed another <code>.gitignore</code> file from a previous project. With this simple change and command, we do not need to do that anymore.</p>
<h2>What You Need:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Powershell or Terminal</li>
<li>A .NET Solution</li>
</ul>
<p>This one will be my shortest and fastest Medium Post ever. Set your directory in your terminal to your .NET solution folder location, and type in:</p>
<div class="remark-highlight"><pre class="language-bash"><code class="language-bash">dotnet new gitignore
</code></pre></div>
<p>You should see your Terminal say this:</p>
<p><img src="/assets/blog/ft-generating-.gitignore/image2.png" alt="image 2"></p>
<p>And your .NET Solution should have a new <code>.gitignore</code> file with sensible defaults.</p>
<p><img src="/assets/blog/ft-generating-.gitignore/image3.png" alt="image 3"></p>
<p><img src="/assets/blog/ft-generating-.gitignore/image4.png" alt="image 4"></p>
<p>If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to drop a response to this article.</p>
<p>Until then, I'll see you next time.</p>


Flash Tip - Generating a .gitignore file for .NET Projects

What You Need: