Git ignoring all minified suffixed files

Question

I currently have something like:

javascripts/
    plugin.js
    plugin.min.js

stylesheets/
    style.css
    style.min.css

How would I get all .gitignore to ignore all minified (.min) files? Would something like **/*.min.* work?

Only js and css has min file, right? Add *.min.js and *.min.css — Eric, Sep 23 '14 at 04:55

score 38 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 23 '14 at 09:17

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You have several solutions, depending of what you really need.

Ignore all minified files in your project :

*.min.*

Ignore all minified files in a folder :

assets/*.min.*

Ignore only JS/CSS minified files in your project :

*.min.js
*.min.css

answered Sep 23 '14 at 09:17

zessx

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Any idea why this doesn't work? I added `*.min.*` but `git status` still returns bunch of .min.js files... – Azimuth Jun 27 '17 at 12:32
Experiencing the same thing. Using `*.min.*` in a top level .gitignore, yet still all `foo.min.bar` files are being included. – Adam Reis Feb 08 '18 at 20:01
if you have already checked them in, you have to delete them from the repository. – Hernan Sep 11 '19 at 18:25

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 10 '17 at 17:03

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I believe you have to git rm filename --cached to remove the files from your git repo if you added it to .gitignore afterwards. (note: this will remove it from the repo, not from directory)

answered Nov 10 '17 at 17:03

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 23 '14 at 04:52

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just having this in the gitignore should work

*.min.*

answered Sep 23 '14 at 04:52

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