Intentionally untracked files

The file $GIT_DIR/.gitignore specifies intentionally untracked files, e.g.:

/MANIFEST
/dist
/build
/setup.cfg
*.pyc
Files.lis
Files.db
DoAll.pl
Update_files.pl

The command git check-ignore <pathName> checks whether a file is excluded by .gitignore, e.g.:

$ git check-ignore *
DoAll.pl
Files.db
Files.lis
Update_files.pl