git-ignore-io (1) Linux Manual Page
git-ignore-io – Get sample gitignore file
Synopsis
git ignore-io [<OPTIONS>]Description
Get sample gitignore file from gitignore.io https://www.gitignore.ioOptions
<OPTIONS> -a, –append <types>…
Append new .gitignore content to .gitignore under the current directory
-r, –replace <types>…
Export new .gitignore to the current directory (The old one will be replaced)
-l, –list-in-table
Print available types in table format
-L, –list-alphabetically
Print available types in alphabetical order
-s, –search <word>
Search word in available types
-t, –show-update-time
Show the last modified time of ~/.gi_list (where the list of available types is stored)
-u, –update-list
Update ~/.gi_list
Examples
Show sample gitignore file for vim$ git ignore-io vim
# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/vim
### Vim ###
[._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
[._]s[a-w][a-z]
*.un~
Session.vim
.netrwhist
*~
Append sample gitignore for vim and python to .gitignore in current directory.
$ git ignore-io -a vim python
Show all available types
$ git ignore-io -l
actionscript ada agda android anjuta
appceleratortitanium appcode appengine archives archlinuxpackages
autotools basercms bazel bluej bower
bricxcc c c++ cakephp carthage
……
Search ja in all available types
$ git ignore-io -s ja
django
jabref
java
ninja