Holochain.orgIgnoring Files Using A .hcignore File¶
Sometimes, you’ll want to exclude files and folders in your project directory to get a straight .dna.json file that can be understood by Holochain. In order to do that, just create a .hcignore file. It has a similar structure to .gitignore files:
README.md dist .DS_Store
The hc package command includes patterns inside .gitignore files automatically, so you don’t have to write everything twice. Also hidden files are ignored by default as well.
Because hc package will attempt to package everything in the directory that is not explicitly ignored, Holochain will return an error if the DNA package is malformed. It is a common mistake to forget to exclude files or folders in the .hcignore file, so that your DNA will be valid.