.gitignore
2 claimants
2 primary
0 secondary
shared primary (2)
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
58.2K
total files
19.3K
first seen 2021–2025 (33.2%)
2020
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .gitignore (58.1K), .gitIgnore (18), .GITIGNORE (10), .GitIgnore (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to gitignore; Ignore List as primary by 2 authoritative claims.
Authoritative sources: ✓ Linguist ✗ Pygments · no claim ✓ Wikidata · Q135227906 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (2)
Languages that list
.gitignore among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| gitignore | wikidata | primary |
| Ignore List | linguist | primary |
Wikidata says… (1)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.gitignore on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
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URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gitignore Q135227906 text file to specify untracked files in a Git repository | file format; software feature | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .gitignore in our local mirror yet.