title: How to ignore .gitignore file?
body: <p>I created a .gitignore to ignore an untracked file called tola.txt, now when i do git status  now tola.txt is gone but .gitignore is coming under untracked files. I have temp moved an entry .gitignore inside .gitignore file, but that's just a hack I believe, how can i get rid of this .gitignore mess?</p>
  
  <pre><code>root&gt;$ git status
  # On branch master
  # Untracked files:
  #   (use "git add &lt;file&gt;..." to include in what will be committed)
  #
  #   tola.txt
  root&gt;$ vim .gitignore
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>added tola.txt in .gitignore, but now .gitignore has become the untracked</p>
  
  <pre><code>root&gt;$ git status
  # On branch master
  # Untracked files:
  #   (use "git add &lt;file&gt;..." to include in what will be committed)
  #
  #   .gitignore
  </code></pre>