Merge pull request #1039 from erinmgraham/issue-887

Flesh out 'Key Point' in 'Ignoring Things'
swcarpentry · Nov 4, 2024 · 95a36ee · 95a36ee
2 parents 186c10e + 251fcce
commit 95a36ee
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/episodes/06-ignore.md b/episodes/06-ignore.md
@@ -367,7 +367,8 @@ You want to keep them but you do not want to track them through `git`.
 
 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: keypoints
 
-- The `.gitignore` file tells Git what files to ignore.
+- The .gitignore file is a text file that tells Git which files to track and which to ignore in the repository.
+- You can list specific files or folders to be ignored by Git, or you can include files that would normally be ignored.
 
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::