### 2. Ignoring some files and folders by default

```

1. Browse to C:\Repos\MyFirstRepo.

2. Create a .gitignore file using your preferred editor.

3. Put this text inside it:

# === This is a sample of .gitignore file ===

# Ignore temp files

*.tmp

```

```

#Only Include these specific directories and subdirectories:

!wordpress/

!wordpress/*/

!wordpress/*/wp-content/

!wordpress/*/wp-content/themes/

!wordpress/*/wp-content/themes/*

!wordpress/*/wp-content/themes/*/*

!wordpress/*/wp-content/themes/*/*/*

!wordpress/*/wp-content/themes/*/*/*/*

!wordpress/*/wp-content/themes/*/*/*/*/*

```

```

bin/Debug/*

bin/Release/*

```

### My .gitignore

```sh

**/

*.db

*.idea

*.pyc

*.xml

test.py

.gitignore

```