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

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 20, 2009, 22:49 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> writes:
> It seems this is the value most users set, so let's make it the default.

Maybe in 1.7.0, but I think using .gitignore will conflict with people who put the entire $HOME under git (I think they are misguided, but that is besides the point), so it should use some different name.

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Message 17 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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