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Get a gitignore template

GET
/gitignore/templates/{name}

Get the content of a gitignore template.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see “Media types.”

  • application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw .gitignore contents.

API method documentation

name
required
string

Response

Media type application/json
Gitignore Template

Gitignore Template

object
name
required
string
source
required
string
Examples
Example default
{
"name": "C",
"source": "# Object files\n*.o\n\n# Libraries\n*.lib\n*.a\n\n# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)\n*.dll\n*.so\n*.so.*\n*.dylib\n\n# Executables\n*.exe\n*.out\n*.app\n"
}

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