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Actual exam question from Microsoft's AZ-400

Question #: 10
Topic #: 8

DRAG DROP -
You manage the Git repository for a large enterprise application.
During the development of the application, you use a file named Config.json.
You need to prevent Config.json from being committed to the source control whenever changes to the application are committed.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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Step 1: Delete and recreate the repository.
Step 2: Add Config.json to the .gitignore file
Each line in the .gitignore excludes a file or set of files that match a pattern.
Example:
# ignore a single file

Config.json -
Step 3: Run the git add .gitignore command
At the initial commit we want basically move from Untracked to Staged, for staging we have to indicate which file we want to move or specify a pattern, as example:
Reference:
http://hermit.no/how-to-find-the-best-gitignore-for-visual-studio-and-azure-devops/ https://geohernandez.net/how-to-add-an-existing-repository-into-azure-devops-repo-with-git/

by Jamboon at April 3, 2021, 1:04 p.m.

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Sylph

Highly Voted 4 years, 3 months ago

I think it should be: Add Config.json to the .gitignore file. Run the git add .gitignore command. Run the git commit command.

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mjansen

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Agreed, Changes to files (in this case .gitignore) should be staged, so git add .gitignore, and then committed.

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Dalias

4 years ago

Got this in 30 June 2021 exam. Scored 800+ followed this answer

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rfox321

3 years, 9 months ago

King! Thank you!

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pexonconsulting

4 years, 3 months ago

same here

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Kinon4

4 years, 1 month ago

Agree on Sylph's answer

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LeeVee

Highly Voted 4 years, 3 months ago

Should be 1. Run git add .gitignore 2. Add config.json to the .gitignore 3. Run git commit

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lyggwtwtczxnhznebw

4 years, 1 month ago

Agreed. The .gitgnore file will not be created by default, so you need to add it manually

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zioalex

4 years, 1 month ago

This is wrong. If you add the file before modifying it you need to re-add later. The correct sequence is: 1. Add config.json to the .gitignore 2. Run git add .gitignore 3. Run git commit

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lyggwtwtczxnhznebw

4 years ago

I misunderstood. This is the correct answer. Disregard comment below

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lyggwtwtczxnhznebw

4 years ago

This is wrong. git add .gitignore creates the gitignore file. There is no gitignore before running that command, so you cannot add anything to it

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celciuz

3 years, 11 months ago

"git add .gitignore" does not auto create the .gitignore file. You will need to manually create the .gitignore file in your project root then run "git add .gitignore" to add it as a newly added git file to be tracked and then to be committed by using git commit

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virnay1

1 year, 4 months ago

Git add does not create the file but puts it in a staged state

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wahabajasco

Most Recent 5 months, 2 weeks ago

It should be: 1. Manually create the .gitignore file and add the config.json - Add Config.json to the .gitignore file. 2. Run the "git add" command to stage the newly created .gitignore file - Run the git add .gitignore command. 3. Commit the staged changes - Run the git commit command.

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UrbanRellik

9 months ago

1. Git add .gitignore 2. Add config.json to the .gitignore file. 3. git commit

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megleg

10 months, 1 week ago

1. Add config.json to the .gitignore 2. Run git add .gitignore 3. Run git commit

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vsvaid

1 year, 6 months ago

1. Add config.json 2. Run git add .gitignore 3. Run git commit

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yana_b

1 year, 9 months ago

Provided answer is correct: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/ignore-files?view=azure-devops&tabs=visual-studio-2022 Entries in a .gitignore or exclude file have no effect on files that Git already tracks. Git tracks files that you've previously committed. To permanently remove a file from the Git snapshot so that Git no longer tracks it, but without deleting it from the filesystem, run the following commands: git rm --cached <file path> git commit <some message> Then, use a .gitignore or exclude file entry to prevent Git from reporting changes to the file. We do not have the above options amongst the answers => delete & recreate the repo should be the 1st step.

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Mattt

9 months, 1 week ago

Correct answer

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xRiot007

1 year, 11 months ago

Answer is : 1. Add the config file to the git ignore file 2. Run git add to add the change to staging 3. Run git commit to commit all staged changes.

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dipti927

2 years, 1 month ago

Correct Answer : Add Config.json to the .gitignore file. Run the git add .gitignore command. Run the git commit command.

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Pamban

2 years, 1 month ago

Moderator, please correct these answers. people are paying to these content and many members provide the evidence for the given answer is incorrect...

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Mattt

9 months, 1 week ago

The given answer is correct. You have alresdy commited the config file. Your commit stays in the history and config secrets leak to the git history.

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Mattt

9 months, 1 week ago

Sorry, we still haven't commited.

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randomaccount123

2 years, 3 months ago

I think some people are getting confused and thinking git add .gitignore will add the file. It doesn't. That will just add the file to the staging area if it already exists. If it doesn't exist you will get an error. You therefore need to add config.json to the file first and then run git add to add it to the staging area. Then obviously once its in the staging area you can the commit it.

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AKhalid

2 years, 5 months ago

Verified correct answer is : 1-Add Config.json to the .gitignore file. 2-Run the git add .gitignore command. 3-Run the git commit command.

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Atos

2 years, 9 months ago

"Delete and recreate the repository" - seems extremely harsh. Also it doesn't indicate that config.json was committed. I think we can rule this out. "git reflog expire" - this removes reflog entries, not really relevant. I think we can rule this out. So now just the ordering: 1. Run the git add .gitignore command - This will add the file for us to exclude config.json 2. Add Config.json to the .gitignore file - makes sense adding something in our empty file to exclude. 3. Run the git commit - This will add it to the repository.

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randomaccount123

2 years, 3 months ago

Wrong, git add will not add the file. It will just add it to the staging area if it already exists. If it doesn't you will get an error.

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syu31svc

2 years, 11 months ago

A . gitignore file is a plain text file where each line contains a pattern for files/directories to ignore. So answer is 1) Add Config.json to the .gitignore file. 2) Run the git add .gitignore command. 3) Run the git commit command.

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Eltooth

3 years, 1 month ago

Run the git add .gitignore command Add Config.json to the .gitignore file Run the git commit command https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10744305/how-to-create-a-gitignore-file#:~:text=gitignore%20file%20is%20not%20added,commit%20%2Dm%20%22message%22%20.

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Eltooth

3 years, 1 month ago

On labing this with Git you cannot run "git add .gitignore" command if the .gitignore file does not exist. So you either manually create the .gitignore file first then add config.json file to it, or follow steps that @Sylph suggests at top of page.

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UnknowMan

3 years, 2 months ago

- Add manualy a gitignore file (git add .gitignore just add a file named .gitignore, is not a build in command) - Add Config.json to the gitignore file - Run git commit

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aroravibhu

3 years, 6 months ago

1. Git Ignore command. 2. Add Config.json to the .gitignore file. 3. Run the git commit command. Run the git commit command. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/ignore-files?view=azure-devops&tabs=visual-studio

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