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Re: [PATCH] let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitignore.

From
David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 20, 2009, 18:50 UTC
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<20091120185056.GB56351@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 03:30:06PM +0100, Stefan Naewe wrote:
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> On 11/20/2009 2:23 PM, Matthieu Moy wrote:
> > It seems this is the value most users set, so let's make it the default.
> 
> I like the idea but would suggest to use ~/.gitexcludes instead.
> That way it doesn't clash with .gitignore if your $HOME is 
> under git-control.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Stefan
I second this.  I also keep my $HOME in git.
-- 
		David
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Message 3 of 17 in “let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitignore.”
  1. let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitignore.Matthieu Moy, Nov 20, 2009
  2. Stefan NaeweNov 20, 2009
  3. David AguilarNov 20, 2009
  4. Let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitexcludes.Matthieu Moy, Nov 21, 2009
  5. Let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitexcludes.Matthieu Moy, Nov 26, 2009
  6. Michael J GruberNov 26, 2009
  7. Paolo BonziniNov 26, 2009
  8. Michael J GruberNov 26, 2009
  9. Bert WesargNov 26, 2009
  10. Michael J GruberNov 26, 2009
  11. David AguilarNov 26, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2009
  13. Nanako ShiraishiDec 30, 2009
  14. Matthieu MoyDec 30, 2009
  15. Junio C HamanoDec 30, 2009
  16. User-wide Git config directory (was Re: [PATCH v2] Let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitexcludes.)Matthieu Moy, Jan 2, 2010
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2009

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