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

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Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>
Date
Nov 26, 2009, 12:49 UTC
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<helthi$8k5$1@ger.gmane.org>
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On 11/26/2009 01:00 PM, Michael J Gruber wrote:
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> 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?
Paolo
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Message 7 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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