Re: Git: "No you can't handle my root!" (?)

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Oct 13, 2009, 01:43 UTC
Message-ID: <20091013014332.GB13737@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <1255383459.15646.10.camel@localhost>

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:37:39PM +0200, Daniele Segato wrote:

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> I don't see the point of using git on the root directory :)
> 
> but that made me think that it could actually be a good idea
> for /etc/ :)
> I happen to modify some configuration and then I forgot which one... and
> sometimes updates broke something

Take a look at:

  http://joey.kitenet.net/code/etckeeper/

> can I have a git report of $HOME/.* (without . and ..)? (all user
> setting)

This seems to work:

  $ cd ~
  $ git init
  $ echo '*' >.gitignore
  $ echo '!.*' >.gitignore

> Or better: provide a list of directory under $HOME I want to track

Same thing, but make your ! pattern more specific.

-Peff