.gitignore in default starter does not work for .env.development, .env.production, etc. files

[kellenmace]

Description

When I create a new Gasby site using the Default Starter, then add environment variable files other than .env, such as .env.deveolopment or .env.production, they are not git ignored.

Steps to reproduce

Create a new Gasby site using the Default Starter and add a environment variables file other than .env, such as .env.deveolopment or .env.production, then run git status to confirm that it is not being git ignored.

Expected result

Environment variable files such as .env.deveolopment and .env.production should be git ignored.

Actual result

Environment variable files such as .env.deveolopment and .env.production are not git ignored.

Environment

System:
OS: macOS 10.14.6
CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
Shell: 5.3 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 12.3.1 - /usr/local/bin/node
npm: 6.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/npm
Languages:
Python: 2.7.10 - /usr/bin/python
Browsers:
Chrome: 78.0.3904.70
Firefox: 69.0.3
Safari: 13.0.2
npmGlobalPackages:
gatsby-cli: 2.8.5
gatsby: 2.10.0

[ghost]

What does your .gitignore file look like? if you add .env* or *.env i forgot which one it was but this should solve the issue

[kellenmace]

Hey @bvlktech - Thanks for your reply! Yes, I can manually change the .env line in .gitignore to .env* in my projects so that git starts ignoring the .env.development, .env.production, etc. files.

I was just thinking that that line should be changed in the repo though, so that anybody who uses the starters doesn't have to add the * themselves in order to ignore those files – it'll already be there for them. That's what my PR should accomplish: #18968

[ghost]

what starter are u using the default one?

[kellenmace]

@bvlktech Yes, I typically use the default starter on my projects. Although on that PR, @pieh asked me to update the .gitignore for all the starters so that they all get the update.

[ghost]

well the default one is made / maintaind by gatsby itsself where as the other starters are by other devs i can change the .gitignore in the def starter but the others are up to those devs if they want to implament it ill also ref this as a discussion so this gets known about ☺️