.gitignore generator

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Check the stacks you use. The output is a single .gitignore with commented sections — based on common GitHub gitignore templates, trimmed for typical web dev projects.

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Stacks

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Output

Review before committing. Teams sometimes share .vscode/settings.json on purpose — the VS Code block keeps those as exceptions.
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About this tool
A .gitignore tells Git which files to leave out of version control — dependencies, build output, OS junk, and secrets. This generator stitches together commented blocks for common stacks so you do not start from a blank file every project.
It is a starting point, not gospel. Monorepos, shared IDE config, and generated code you do want tracked all need manual tweaks.
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