tj / tj/git-extras

Request sent by git-ignore-io is rejected by CloudFlare

Open
#1,272 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
Shell
Stars
18.1k
Forks
1.2k
Avg merge
5d 17h
Merged PRs (30d)
1

Description

Maybe we should switch to https://github.com/github/gitignore? Or retire this command?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the command that sends requests to git-ignore-io and inspect how its current request path handles the Cloudflare rejection. Check whether the repository has tests for this command. Done means deciding between the proposed gitignore source and retiring the command, then confirming the chosen behavior works.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
git, shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.