Ignore all files with the same name in git

Question

Is there a way to have a git ignore file to ignore all files with the name test in them?

I have files like this:

 - css/test.css   - js/subfolder/test.js   - lib/main/sub/test.html 

and so on.

I want git to avoid adding or committing any files with the name test.

Answer 1

From git docs

A leading "**" followed by a slash means match in all directories. For example, "**/foo" matches file or directory "foo" anywhere, the same as pattern "foo". "**/foo/bar" matches file or directory "bar" anywhere that is directly under directory "foo". 

For your case:

**/[Tt]est* 

it also matches both upper and lower case.

Answer 2

Update .gitignore with test*

Also, read this for more information.