<p>Just create the folder you want to use but ignore all the files inside, for example, <code>tmp</code> and create the file <code>.gitignore</code> inside that folder.</p>
<p><code>./tmp/.gitignore</code></p>
<pre><code class="lang-ini">*
*/
!.gitignore
</code></pre>


Just create the folder you want to use but ignore all the files inside, for example, `tmp` and create the file `.gitignore` inside that folder.

`./tmp/.gitignore`

```ini
*
*/
!.gitignore
```

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GIT file to ignore all files inside a folder