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Developer finds CLAUDE.md file in Git repo is both ignored and tracked

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A developer discovered a peculiar Git configuration where the CLAUDE.md file is both listed in the .gitignore file and actively tracked by Git. This unusual state, which has persisted since the initial commit of the repository, arises because Git's ignore rules only apply to untracked files. Once a file is added to the index, subsequent modifications are tracked normally, regardless of .gitignore entries. The author demonstrated that standard Git commands like `git check-ignore` can be misleading in this scenario, as they may not reveal the underlying issue without specific flags like `--no-index`. AI

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Developer finds CLAUDE.md file in Git repo is both ignored and tracked

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Enjoy Kumawat ·

    My CLAUDE.md Has Been Tracked and Gitignored Since the Commit That Created It

    <p>I've written a few of these posts now about this repo's <code>CLAUDE.md</code> — the file that tells any Claude Code session working here what rules to follow. The first one found that its "MANDATORY routing rules" section assumed an MCP server that isn't actually attached in …

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