Eoin-McMahon
blindfold
Rust

๐Ÿ”Ž Gitignore file generator written in rust

Last updated Apr 17, 2026
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โœจ Features

  • Pulls .gitignore templates from gitignore.io.
  • Clean and simple CLI
  • Allows for the combination of any number of different templates all into one gitignore
  • Allows for appending to pre-existing gitignore templates so that custom directories are not overridden.

๐Ÿ“ฆ Installation

NOTE: Rust must be installed on your system for this to work. (Install Rust)

๐Ÿ“ฅ Download from crates.io

cargo install blindfold

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Build from source

git clone https://github.com/Eoin-McMahon/blindfold.git
cd blindfold
cargo install --path ./

This will install the binary and add it to your path. Once installed you can use the tool as shown in the examples below.

๐Ÿ”ง Examples of use:

# generates a single gitignore file for both dart and flutter in ./src/.gitignore
blindfold generate dart flutter -d ./src/
# use the append flag to add to the pre-existing gitignore file (can be shortened to -a)
blindfold generate macos --append
# you can specify a specific directory to store the gitignore file in using the dir argument
blindfold generate rust --dir ./src/
# arguments can also be written in shorthand
blindfold generate rust -d ./src/ -a
# shows full table list of available templates
blindfold list
# There is a help screen that can be shown which details the subcommands and arguments to supply to the program
blindfold -h
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