Trying to open .gitignore to edit it in text editor but cannot find location of file on OS X Mountain Lion

Question

I created a new rails app using "new app_name" and I'm trying to edit the .gitignore file but can't find it in my app folder. Where can I find it? I have Git installed.

Answer 1

.gitignore is in the root of the project, not in the app subdirectory. First open the terminal and go inside your directory.

You'll need to use ls -a to show hidden files.

Then use open .gitignore