How to write the following to a file
printf "*\n!.gitignore\n" > $datadir/.gitignore
-bash: !.gitignore\n: event not found
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Kusalananda
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single quotes to avoid the ! being treated specially:
printf '*\n!.gitignore\n' > $datadir/.gitignore
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