Git pull does not pull .gitignore

Question

I am using Google VM(linux) to run some codes in my git repository. I manually added a .gitignore file in my repository via web, and then tried to perform "git pull" in my VM. However even though git status shows my branch is up-to-date, the newly added .gitignore file is not pulled or cannot be seen in my VM. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

I think what you are doing wrong is using plain ls . .gitignore is a hidden file. Try with ls -a and it should show up.