ignosync

A CLI to generate and maintain .gitignore using reusable templates.

What It Does

• Generates .gitignore from selected templates (init)
• Updates existing generated sections to the latest template content (update)
• Preserves your custom rules block at the end of the file

Install

npm install -g ignosync

Quick Start

Generate .gitignore in your current folder:

ignosync init

Update existing generated template sections:

ignosync update

Commands

ignosync init

1. Loads available templates.
2. Prompts you to select one or more templates.
3. Rewrites the output file.

Output file: .gitignore

ignosync update

1. Reads existing section headers in your current file (# -- <name>).
2. Fetches latest content for those section names.
3. Rewrites generated sections while keeping your custom block.

Generated File Format

Generated content is grouped into sections:

#
# -- common
#
<content from common.ignore>
#
# -- Node.js
#
<content from template>

Custom Rules Block

If your gitignore file already contains this tail block:

#
# ---
#
<your custom rules>

it is preserved and appended again after generation/update.

Template Source

• Templates are fetched from the GitHub templates directory.

Development

Install dependencies:

pnpm install

Run locally in dev mode:

pnpm local:run init
pnpm local:run update

Note: GIT_IGNORE_DEV=true and .gitignore-local are internal development flows, not public usage.

Build:

pnpm build

Test:

pnpm test

License

MIT