create .gitignore

                                    echo "function gi() { curl -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/\$@ ;}" >> ~/.bash_profile && source ~/.bash_profile

                                    echo "
bin/**
lib/**
pyvenv.cfg
**.pyc
"  > .gitignore
cat .gitignore

                                    #Linux
$ touch .gitignore

#Windows
cd c:\<your path>
notepad .gitignore
#Accept the prompt to create the file, edit the contents accordingly, save and close.

                                    $ touch .gitignore

                                    # Don't track content of these folders
node_modules/
someOtherfoler/


# Compiled source #
###################
*.com
*.class
*.dll
*.exe
*.o
*.so

*.so

# Packages #
############
# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
# git has its own built in compression methods
*.7z
*.dmg
*.gz
*.iso
*.jar
*.rar
*.tar
*.zip