What folders should be git ignored in React Native project?

Question

I'm playing with Facebook/React Native, and when I run git init, I have no idea what should be ignored expect node_modules folder,

Should I commit all iOS folder?

Thanks

Answer 1

React Native CLI creates a .gitignore file when you start a new project:

react-native init <ProjectName> 

It covers all the basics that should/can be ignored.

Source: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/master/template/_gitignore

Answer 2

gitignore.io suggests the following .gitignore file for react-native:

Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/reactnative

### ReactNative ### # React Native Stack Base ### ReactNative.Xcode Stack ### # Xcode # # gitignore contributors: remember to update Global/Xcode.gitignore, Objective-C.gitignore & Swift.gitignore  ## Build generated build/ DerivedData/  ## Various settings *.pbxuser !default.pbxuser *.mode1v3 !default.mode1v3 *.mode2v3 !default.mode2v3 *.perspectivev3 !default.perspectivev3 xcuserdata/  ## Other *.moved-aside *.xccheckout *.xcscmblueprint  ### ReactNative.Node Stack ### # Logs logs *.log npm-debug.log* yarn-debug.log* yarn-error.log*  # Runtime data pids *.pid *.seed *.pid.lock  # Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover lib-cov  # Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul coverage  # nyc test coverage .nyc_output  # Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files) .grunt  # Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/) bower_components  # node-waf configuration .lock-wscript  # Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html) build/Release  # Dependency directories node_modules/ jspm_packages/  # Typescript v1 declaration files typings/  # Optional npm cache directory .npm  # Optional eslint cache .eslintcache  # Optional REPL history .node_repl_history  # Output of 'npm pack' *.tgz  # Yarn Integrity file .yarn-integrity  # dotenv environment variables file .env   ### ReactNative.Buck Stack ### buck-out/ .buckconfig.local .buckd/ .buckversion .fakebuckversion  ### ReactNative.macOS Stack ### *.DS_Store .AppleDouble .LSOverride  # Icon must end with two \r Icon   # Thumbnails ._*  # Files that might appear in the root of a volume .DocumentRevisions-V100 .fseventsd .Spotlight-V100 .TemporaryItems .Trashes .VolumeIcon.icns .com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent  # Directories potentially created on remote AFP share .AppleDB .AppleDesktop Network Trash Folder Temporary Items .apdisk  ### ReactNative.Gradle Stack ### .gradle **/build/  # Ignore Gradle GUI config gradle-app.setting  # Avoid ignoring Gradle wrapper jar file (.jar files are usually ignored) !gradle-wrapper.jar  # Cache of project .gradletasknamecache  # # Work around https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-116898 # gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties  ### ReactNative.Android Stack ### # Built application files *.apk *.ap_  # Files for the ART/Dalvik VM *.dex  # Java class files *.class  # Generated files bin/ gen/ out/  # Gradle files .gradle/  # Local configuration file (sdk path, etc) local.properties  # Proguard folder generated by Eclipse proguard/  # Log Files  # Android Studio Navigation editor temp files .navigation/  # Android Studio captures folder captures/  # Intellij *.iml .idea/workspace.xml .idea/tasks.xml .idea/gradle.xml .idea/dictionaries .idea/libraries  # External native build folder generated in Android Studio 2.2 and later .externalNativeBuild  # Freeline freeline.py freeline/ freeline_project_description.json  ### ReactNative.Linux Stack ### *~  # temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file .fuse_hidden*  # KDE directory preferences .directory  # Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk .Trash-*  # .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed .nfs*  # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/reactnative