What are the two files .gitignore and .gitattributes on github used for?

Question

As mentioned, I use github for windows, and these two files will be automatically generated every time I create a project. Can anyone tell me what the use of these two files is? Can it be deleted? How to cancel automatic generation? Thanks!

Answer 1

.gitigonre The file or directory you want to ignore

• /mtk/ filter the entire folder

• *.zip Filter all .zip files

• /mtk/do.c Filter a specific file

.gitattribute is used to set the comparison method of files (commonly used for non-text files)

Reference address: https://git-scm.com/book/zh/v1/%E8%87%AA%E5%AE%9A%E4%B9%89-Git-Git%E5%B1%9E%E6 %80%A7

Answer 2

.gitignore is used to ignore files you don’t want to submit to Git

.gitattribute specifies the comparison and merging method of non-text files

Answer 3

They are all useful. If you open it with a text editor and look at the content, you will know what it is for.
The purpose is as mentioned above.