Make .gitignore ignore everything except a few files

Question

I understand that a .gitignore file cloaks specified files from Git\'s version control. I have a project (LaTeX) that generates lots of extra files (.auth, .dvi, .pdf, logs,

Answer 1

That's what have worked for me, I wanted to commit only one Cordova plugin to the repo:

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plugins/*
!plugins/cordova-plugin-app-customization