dotignore simplifies managing .gitignore files across projects. It provides a command-line interface (CLI) to interactively generate or update .gitignore files based on common templates. Users can easily add recommended ignores for specific languages, frameworks, and operating systems. This helps maintain clean repositories by preventing unnecessary files from being committed to version control, improving build times and reducing repository size. It also promotes consistency in ignore patterns across different projects.
The npm package dotignore has infrequent releases. It had initial releases in 2013 and 2014, with a small burst of activity in August 2014. After a long pause, a single version was released in January 2020. Since then, there have been no new releases, with the last recorded month being September 2025, showing no activity.
Dotignore's npm package downloads show consistent growth from March 2024 (1.28M) to May 2025 (2.19M). June 2025 saw a significant spike (3.58M), followed by a decline in July (2.85M) and August (1.89M). September 2025, only partially complete, already shows 401K downloads, suggesting overall continued, albeit fluctuating, high demand.
