gitignore-generator 0.1.0

A CLI tool to generate gitignore files for different languages

Gitignore Generator

A simple CLI tool to generate .gitignore files for different programming languages.

Installation

# Install from the current directory
pip install -e .

# Or install directly
pip install .

Usage

Run the command in your project root:

gen-gitignore

The tool will:

1. Ask you to select a language (Python or JavaScript/TypeScript)
2. Generate a .gitignore file with standard patterns for the selected language
3. If a .gitignore already exists, you'll be asked to overwrite or merge

Features

• Language selection (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript)
• Standard gitignore patterns for each language
• Safe handling of existing gitignore files (overwrite or merge)

License

MIT