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Asked: June 9, 20262026-06-09T12:40:14+00:00 2026-06-09T12:40:14+00:00

When I work with Emacs it create temporary files like #foo.txt# how can I

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When I work with Emacs it create temporary files like #foo.txt# how can I add pattern to .gitignore that will ignore those files (# is interpreted by git as comment in .gitignore)

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    2026-06-09T12:40:16+00:00Added an answer on June 9, 2026 at 12:40 pm

    Try escaping the # character:

    $ cat .gitignore
    \#*.txt\#
    

    I hope this helps.

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