From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:53:59 GMT
Subject: Re: Configurable .gitignore filename?
Message-ID: <vpqzjyjp8y0.fsf@grenoble-inp.fr>
In-Reply-To: <CACoicv+Hq=d5fJ7PXYdyvOdWmc3-GbFrsAf2Ze7dnQTzjExXnw@mail.gmail.com>

Jari Pennanen <jari.pennanen@gmail.com> writes:

> If project or directory belongs to more than one GIT_DIR then some of
> the GIT_DIR's may need a different .gitignore files, it would be
> useful if one could define it independently, e.g. in GIT_DIR/config:
>
> [core]
> ignorefilename = .gitalternateignore

There is already core.excludesfile, which does not replace the usual
.gitignore but comes in addition. The common use is a user-wide ignore
file, not a per-directory one.

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Matthieu Moy
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