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When you create a new {{ site.data.variables.product.product_name }} repository via the API, you can specify a .gitignore template to apply to the repository upon creation. The .gitignore Templates API lists and fetches templates from the {{ site.data.variables.product.product_name }} .gitignore repository.

List all templates available to pass as an option when creating a repository.

GET /gitignore/templates

<%= headers 200 %> <%= json(:templates) %>

The API also allows fetching the source of a single template.

GET /gitignore/templates/C

<%= headers 200 %> <%= json(:template) %>

Use the raw media type to get the raw contents.

<%= headers 200 %>

# Object files
*.o

# Libraries
*.lib
*.a

# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
*.dll
*.so
*.so.*
*.dylib

# Executables
*.exe
*.out
*.app