<ul><li>When working on software projects, it is crucial to protect sensitive data like API keys.</li><li>Excluding entire files containing API keys from version control may not be ideal.</li><li>Instead, store API keys in an environment file, and import them into your code.</li><li>To protect the keys on GitHub, add the environment file to .gitignore and remove any sensitive data from the commit history.</li></ul>

How to Protect Only API Keys Instead of Entire Files on GitHub and From Its Commit History

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