git: hide/remove files never to be versioned

Question

I'm trying to get started using git and tortoise-git.

Is there a way to hide files that should never be tracked completely? Currently, all temporary build files are in the same "Not Versioned" list as new files when I commit a change.

Answer 1

You need to investigate .gitignore files.

git help gitignore

Answer 2

Create a text file called .gitignore in your root folder and add lines like the following to exclude files:

*.obj
test.c

Then add .gitignore to your git repository and commit:

$ git add .gitignore
$ git commit .gitignore