Add gitignore in Laravel 5.* Project

init.bash

# WARNING: You have to clear the git cache somtimes for reflecting the .gitignore in you project
# For that I have cleared the full repo git cache with "git rm -r --cached ." 
# If you like you can clear the cache for indujual folder after adding the .gitignore file. 

# REFERENCE: Laravel official repo with approriate version
# https://github.com/laravel/laravel/tree/5.5

mkdir -p storage # create logs directory if not exist

cd storage

mkdir -p logs # create logs directory if not exist

mkdir -p framework # create framework directory if not exist
cd framework

mkdir -p cache # create cache directory if not exist
mkdir -p sessions # create sessions directory if not exist
mkdir -p views # create views directory if not exist

cd ../..

# clear all the cache
php artisan cache:clear
php artisan config:clear
php artisan route:clear
php artisan view:clear 
rm -f storage/framework/sessions/* # clear sessions

printf "/node_modules
/public/hot
/public/storage
/storage/*.key
/vendor
.env
.env.backup
.phpunit.result.cache
Homestead.json
Homestead.yaml
npm-debug.log
yarn-error.log" > .gitignore

cd storage/framework/

printf "config.php
routes.php
schedule-*
compiled.php
services.json
events.scanned.php
routes.scanned.php
down" > .gitignore


cd cache/

printf "*
%c.gitignore" ! > .gitignore


cd .. && cd sessions

printf "*
%c.gitignore" ! > .gitignore


cd .. && cd views

printf "*
%c.gitignore" ! > .gitignore


cd ../.. && cd logs

printf "*
%c.gitignore" ! > .gitignore


cd ../.. && cd bootstrap/cache

printf "*
%c.gitignore" ! > .gitignore


cd ../.. && cd public/

printf "/uploads
/contus" > .gitignore


cd .. 

# git rm -r --cached . # Clear git local cache


chmod -R 777 bootstrap storage public