GH-REPO-GITIGNORE-VIEW(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-REPO-GITIGNORE-VIEW(1)

gh-repo-gitignore-view - View an available repository gitignore template

gh repo gitignore view <template> [flags]

View an available repository .gitignore template.

<template> is a case-sensitive .gitignore template name.

For a list of available templates, run gh repo gitignore list.

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# View the Go gitignore template
gh repo gitignore view Go
# View the Python gitignore template
gh repo gitignore view Python
# Create a new .gitignore file using the Go template
gh repo gitignore view Go > .gitignore
# Create a new .gitignore file using the Python template
gh repo gitignore view Python > .gitignore

gh-repo-gitignore(1)

Jan 2025