How can I add pattern that start with hash to gitignore

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When I work with Emacs it create temporary files like #foo.txt# how can I add pattern to .gitignore that will ignore those files (# is interpreted by git as comment in .gitignore)

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 27 '15 at 05:24

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Try escaping the # character:

$ cat .gitignore
\#*.txt\#

I hope this helps.

edited Jun 27 '15 at 05:24

jsbueno

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How can I add pattern that start with hash to gitignore

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