title: .gitignore /folder vs folder/
body: <p>in .gitignore what is the difference between using</p>
  
  <pre><code>/bin
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <pre><code>bin/
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And how would I make it so that it removes a certain file, no matter where it is?</p>
  
  <pre><code>*/*.ext
  </code></pre>