Package

dotgitignore

find the closest .gitignore file, parse it, and apply ignore rules

v2.1.0, 16 Mar 2019ISCCommonJSTypes: None

$ npm install dotgitignore

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 656.6k; +5% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 2; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 7 years ago; v2.1.0
GitHub stars: 7; 5 forks
Open issues / PRs: 3 / 1
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

656,559 downloads last week, 3,021,719 in the last month. The 12-month change of +5% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 06 in total
Latest version: 2.1.0, 16 Mar 20197 years ago
First published: 2 Jan 2018
Last push to GitHub: 14 Oct 20192,537 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 3
Open pull requests: 1
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v2 first release 2.0.0, 12 Dec 2018
v1 first release 1.0.0, 2 Jan 2018

Recent releases

Version	Published
2.1.0	16 Mar 2019
2.0.0	12 Dec 2018
1.0.3	3 Jan 2018
1.0.2	3 Jan 2018
1.0.1	2 Jan 2018
1.0.0	2 Jan 2018

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=6
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 6.5 kB
Dependencies (2): find-upminimatch

Install

npm install dotgitignore

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dotgitignore@2.1.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/dotgitignore@2.1.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/dotgitignore@2.1.0

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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