Create example dependabot.yml

Shows example config.

Author: alan-forbes-cp

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+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+############
+# TEMPLATE #
+############
+#version: 2
+#updates:
+#  - package-ecosystem: "" # See documentation for possible values
+#    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+#    schedule:
+#      interval: "weekly"
+
+####################################################
+# EXAMPLES: configuration for two package managers #
+####################################################
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Configuration for Docker
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    # Look for a `Dockerfile` in the `root` directory
+    directory: "/"
+    # Check for updates once a week
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  # Configuration for npm
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      # Ignore updates to packages that start with 'aws'
+      # Wildcards match zero or more arbitrary characters
+      - dependency-name: "aws*"
+      # Ignore some updates to the 'express' package
+      - dependency-name: "express"
+        # Ignore only new versions for 4.x and 5.x
+        versions: ["4.x", "5.x"]
+      # For all packages, ignore all patch updates
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]