6. Creates `.aw/.gitignore` to automatically ignore the `imports/` folder

The `gh aw install` command automatically creates a `.aw/.gitignore` file that ignores the `imports/` folder. This ensures the cached imported files are not committed while the lock file remains trackable.

You can also add `.aw/imports/` to your project's root `.gitignore` for additional protection:

// Create .gitignore in .aw directory to ignore imports folder

if err := ensureAwGitignore(awDir, verbose); err != nil {

return fmt.Errorf("failed to create .aw/.gitignore: %w", err)

}

func ensureAwGitignore(awDir string, verbose bool) error {

gitignorePath := filepath.Join(awDir, ".gitignore")

// Content to write - ignore the imports folder

content := "# Ignore cached imported files\nimports/\n"

// Check if .gitignore already exists

existingContent, err := os.ReadFile(gitignorePath)

if err == nil {

// File exists, check if it already has the imports/ entry

if strings.Contains(string(existingContent), "imports/") {

// Already configured, no need to update

return nil

}

// Append to existing content

content = string(existingContent) + "\n" + content

}

// Write the .gitignore file

if err := os.WriteFile(gitignorePath, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {

return fmt.Errorf("failed to write .gitignore: %w", err)

}

if verbose {

fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, console.FormatInfoMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Created/updated %s", gitignorePath)))

}

return nil

}