https://ghafoorsblog.com/tags/ignoring/Recent content in Ignoring on Ghafoor's Personal BlogHugoenhello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)Copyright © 2024-2026 AG Sayyed. All Rights Reserved.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:40:03 +0000https://ghafoorsblog.com/docs/graphify/03-guides/ignoring-files/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)https://ghafoorsblog.com/docs/graphify/03-guides/ignoring-files/<h1 id="ignoring-files">Ignoring Files</h1> <p>Configure <code>.graphifyignore</code> to exclude files and directories from the knowledge graph, reducing noise and build time.</p> <h2 id="-what-is-graphifyignore">📝 What is .graphifyignore?</h2> <p>A <code>.graphifyignore</code> file in your project root tells Graphify which files/directories to skip during extraction. Syntax matches <code>.gitignore</code>.</p> <h2 id="-why-ignore-files">🎯 Why Ignore Files?</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Reason</th> <th>Example</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Reduce noise</strong></td> <td>Exclude generated files, vendor code</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Faster builds</strong></td> <td>Skip large directories (node_modules, dist)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Privacy</strong></td> <td>Exclude secrets, configs, local files</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Relevance</strong></td> <td>Focus on your code, not dependencies</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <h2 id="-syntax">📝 Syntax</h2> <p>Same as <code>.gitignore</code>:</p>