.gitignore is ignored by Git

Question

My .gitignore file seems to be being ignored by Git - could the .gitignore file be corrupt? Which file format, locale or culture does Git expect?

Answer 1

There's another issue with .gitignore that might happen, especially for a Windows user. Git does not like it when you name .gitignore (such as unity.gitignore).

You'll want to always name it .gitignore, or on Windows, .gitignore. as Windows thinks you are trying to rename it without a filename.