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Re: [PATCH (resend)] Let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitexcludes.

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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Nov 26, 2009, 13:27 UTC
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<4B0E8251.7050605@drmicha.warpmail.net>
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<helthi$8k5$1@ger.gmane.org>
Paolo Bonzini venit, vidit, dixit 26.11.2009 13:49:
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> On 11/26/2009 01:00 PM, Michael J Gruber wrote:
>> I'm sorry to jump in so late, and this may sound like bike-shedding, but
>> right now we have
>>
>> .git/info/exclude
>> .gitignore
>>
>> and this would add
>>
>> ~/.gitexcludes
>>
>> That is, three terms, or two, where one comes in two variations
>> (exclude/exludes). I always wondered why we have two.
> 
> Would you be fine with ~/.gitexclude?

Not really. You see, a user tracking his $HOME will have a ~/.gitignore and a ~/.gitexclude then. I think we should distinguish local and global "config" files more systematically. Which is why I suggested the subdir, or having global in the name.

Michael
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Message 8 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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