Ignoring .env files in my project with .gitignore

Question

I'm doing a project in JavaScript (React / Node) and I want to ignore every .env files in it,

I don't only have one .env file at the root of the project, because I have a folder for the front-end and another for the back-end,

Root
  backend
    .env
  frontend
    .env
  .gitignore

And in the .gitignore file :

/node_modules
/backend/node_modules
/frontend/node_modules
/backend/.env
/frontend/.env

node_modules folders are ignored but not the env files,

The gitignore file is at the root, but should I have a gitignore file in every folder ?...

thank you, I had to do the git rm --cached command – VersifiXion Nov 26 '19 at 17:11 — VersifiXion, Nov 26 '19 at 17:11

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '19 at 17:01

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Solution:

**/.env

Explanation:

A leading "**" followed by a slash means match in all directories. For example, "**/foo" matches file or directory "foo" anywhere, the same as pattern "foo". "**/foo/bar" matches file or directory "bar" anywhere that is directly under directory "foo".

https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore

answered Nov 26 '19 at 17:01

wotanii

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I just did it but I still can see the .env files in the folders, do I have to do sometihng else? – VersifiXion Nov 26 '19 at 17:02
**/ *.env will work – Rajesh Kumaran Nov 26 '19 at 17:07
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it works now, I had to do what you said + git rm --cached – VersifiXion Nov 26 '19 at 17:11

Rajesh Kumaran · Answer 2 · 2019-11-26T17:06:10.840

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You can ignore by adding * before the file extension. inside .gitignore add like backend/*.env For more generic you can do like **/*.env

edited Nov 26 '19 at 17:06

answered Nov 26 '19 at 17:01

Rajesh Kumaran

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Ignoring .env files in my project with .gitignore

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