diff --git a/hands_on/ignore_file.py b/hands_on/ignore_file.py
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+import os
+from exercise_utils.file import create_or_update_file, append_to_file
+from exercise_utils.git import init, add, commit
+
+__requires_git__ = True
+__requires_github__ = False
+
+def download(verbose: bool):
+    os.makedirs("sandbox", exist_ok=True)
+    os.chdir("sandbox")
+    init(verbose)
+
+    create_or_update_file("README.md", "# Ignore File Hands-on\n")
+    add(["README.md"], verbose)
+    commit("chore: init README", verbose)
+
+    create_or_update_file(".gitignore", "logs/\n*.tmp\n")
+    add([".gitignore"], verbose)
+    commit("chore: add .gitignore for logs/ and *.tmp", verbose)
+
+    create_or_update_file("notes.txt", "keep me tracked\n")
+    add(["notes.txt"], verbose)
+    commit("feat: add tracked notes.txt", verbose)
+
+    os.makedirs("logs", exist_ok=True)
+    create_or_update_file("logs/run.log", "this should be ignored\n")
+    create_or_update_file("temp.tmp", "also ignored by pattern\n")
+
+    append_to_file("notes.txt", "new line not committed yet\n")