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fix: use printf for reliable multi-line .gitignore creation#118

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Copilot AI commented Jul 11, 2026

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echo "*.log\n.env" writes a literal \n in standard bash — producing a single-line .gitignore that fails to ignore .env files, risking accidental secret commits.

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  • workshop/03-create-your-repo.md Step 4: replace echo with printf
- echo "*.log\n.env" > .gitignore
+ printf '*.log\n.env\n' > .gitignore

printf correctly expands \n across macOS, Linux, and Git Bash on Windows without relying on shell-specific echo -e behavior.

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix echo command to create proper .gitignore entries fix: use printf for reliable multi-line .gitignore creation Jul 11, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from pelikhan July 11, 2026 15:15
@pelikhan pelikhan marked this pull request as ready for review July 11, 2026 15:19
@pelikhan pelikhan merged commit d198491 into main Jul 11, 2026
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[workshop-sync] workshop/03-create-your-repo.md: echo command won't create proper .gitignore entries

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