# Git ignore Is an extension for easily adding ignored files to `.gitignore files`, when added it will by default also try to remove any files matching the pattern added to .gitignore, this is by default also run in interactive mode, giving you the option to confirm or deny ```bash found .gitignore .../some-path/.gitignore found .gitignore Added node_modules/ to .gitignore Removed node_modules/ from git index ``` ```bash $ git ignore 'node_modules/' found .gitignore .../some-path/.gitignore Added node_modules/ to .gitignore Removed node_modules/ from git index ```