From d8bc00833321c8021d4f4f15cad2b55a03f4dacd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "D. Scott Boggs" <scott@tams.tech>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 06:10:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Create empty .gitignore file

---
 .gitignore | 2 ++
 README.md  | 4 ----
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582be7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Add globs to files you don't want tracked to this file. Common examples
+# include "**/node_modules", "*.secret", and ".env*".
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9d1c8e..3a87646 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ the top-right of the Forgejo page for the repository. ![Forgejo fork button](htt
   ```console
   $ git checkout -b repo-init
   ```
-- Create a `.gitignore` file
-  ```console
-  $ touch .gitignore
-  ```
 - Replace the contents of this README with some information about what the repo is.
 - Commit your changes, and push them
   ```console