Sample .gitignore file content for salenium data driven framework using java, maven, eclipse..

gitignoreforselenium.txt

# Eclipse 

.classpath
.project
.settings/
.metadata
bin/
tmp/
*.tmp
*.bak
*.swp
*~.nib
local.properties
.loadpath
.factorypath
*.launch
 
# Java 

*.class
*.war
*.ear
*.nar

# Maven 
target/
/target/
pom.xml.tag
pom.xml.releaseBackup
pom.xml.versionsBackup
pom.xml.next
pom.xml.bak
release.properties
dependency-reduced-pom.xml
buildNumber.properties

# Log files and reports

*.log
hs_err_pid*
/test-output/
/emailable-report.html
/surefire-reports/
/ExtentReport/

# OS-specific files 

.DS_Store # Mac 
Thumbs.db # Windows 
ehthumbs.db  # Windows 
Desktop.ini # Windows 

# Temporary or miscellaneous files 

src/test/resources/credentials.properties # Exclude sensitive data 
!src/test/resources/credentials.properties.example #include example data