- .gitignore from sample dirs, create via template

data-strings.go

@@ -10,3 +10,19 @@ Usage examples:
 scaffold go NewGoProject
 scaffold py aPythonProject
 `
+
+var gi_template = `%s
+.env
+*.env
+.env.toml
+
+cfg/*.toml
+cfg/.env
+cfg/*.env
+cfg/.env*
+*.toml
+
+build/
+buildTime.txt
+buildVersion.txt
+`

main.go

@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ func main() {
 		_, err = exec.Command("git", "init").Output()
 		ifFerr("Unable to initialize git repository", err)
 
+		nifd, err := os.Create(".gitignore")
+		ifFerr("Unable to create .gitignore file", err)
+		defer nifd.Close()
+		gi_content := fmt.Sprintf(gi_template, newProjectName)
+		_, err = nifd.WriteString(gi_content)
+		ifFerr("Unable to write .gitignore content", err)
+		fmt.Println("Wrote .gitignore content")
+
 		// stage files
 		_, err = exec.Command("git", "add", ".").Output()
 		ifFerr("Unable to stage files prior to first commit", err)