How I Finally Fixed My .gitignore (and Ended Up Writing an Extension)
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Developer creates IgnoreLens, a VS Code extension that reveals which .gitignore patterns actually match files in your workspace. The tool emerged after the author accidentally committed sensitive files due to faulty ignore rules, highlighting how common it is for .gitignore files to contain typos, dead entries, or patterns that match nothing at all.
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