.gitignore for Windows Subsystem for Linux

1 ignore rule for Windows Subsystem for Linux, ready to copy into your repository.

Linux compatibility layer for Windows

The complete .gitignore for Windows Subsystem for Linux

# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2025-08-01 13:36:41 UTC
# Technologies: Windows Subsystem for Linux

### Windows Subsystem for Linux ###
*:Zone.Identifier

What these Windows Subsystem for Linux rules actually ignore

Every pattern below, and why it belongs in your .gitignore.

General

Pattern What it ignores
*:Zone.Identifier General

How to use this .gitignore for Windows Subsystem for Linux

  1. Copy the Windows Subsystem for Linux rules above, or download the file directly.
  2. Create a file named .gitignore at the root of your Git repository and paste the rules into it.
  3. If some of those files are already tracked, run git rm -r --cached . then commit again — Git only applies ignore rules to untracked files.
  4. Commit the .gitignore so everyone on the team shares the same rules.

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