Welcome to the Use .gitignore exercise!
This exercise checks your knowledge on using a .gitignore file. It is automatically graded via a workflow once you have completed the instructions.
About this exercise
.github/workflows/grading.yml. You do not need to use this workflow for any purpose and altering its contents will affect the repository's ability to assess your exercise and give feedback.
ℹ️ The use of GitHub Actions also means that it may take the grading workflow a few seconds and sometimes minutes to run.
Instructions
Please complete the instructions below:
- Create your own copy of this repository by using the Use this template button.
- Edit the
.gitignorefile at the root of the repository so that it meets the following conditions:- Ignores all files starting with the letter
z. - Ignores a file called
.env. - Ignores a top-level directory named
artifacts.
- Ignores all files starting with the letter
Seeing your result
Your exercise is graded automatically once you have completed the instructions. To see the result of your exercise, go to the Actions tab, and see the most recent run on the Grading workflow.
Below is an example of an incorrect solution and the feedback provided in the Grading results:
See Viewing workflow run history if you need assistance.
Troubleshooting
If you are stuck with a step in the exercise or the grading workflow does not automatically run after you complete the instructions, run the troubleshooter: in the Actions tab select the Grading workflow, click Run workflow, select the appropriate branch, and click the Run workflow button.
The troubleshooter will either display useful information to help you understand what you might have done wrong in your exercise or redirect you to the documentation relevant to your exercise to help you out.
See Running a workflow on GitHub if you need assistance.
Useful resources
Use these to help you!
Resources specific to this exercise:
Resources for working with exercises and GitHub Actions in general: