# Configurable .gitignore filename? 5 messages from 2013-03-04 to 2013-03-05. Participants: Jari Pennanen, Matthieu Moy, David Aguilar. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/33064 ## Jari Pennanen, 2013-03-04 11:58 Subject: Configurable .gitignore filename? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CACoicv%2BHq%3Dd5fJ7PXYdyvOdWmc3-GbFrsAf2Ze7dnQTzjExXnw%40mail.gmail.com ``` 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 Has anyone considered making the .gitignore filename configurable? It could be in a config file or env variable, but either way it would be handy to be configurable. I'm not familiar with git's structure, but if ignoring is only used in git-add then I suppose I could make own git-add script if this is not implemented in core git. I intend to use GIT as a rsync replica (or Dropbox replica) cause it suits it better than rsync, since GIT doesn't have to check all files each time I sync (and GIT can contain versions / backups, works better on Windows and has a simpler needs for the server), more about why I need this: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/git-users/E-Au9P0A6NA/discussion%5B1-25-false%5D - Jari ``` ## Matthieu Moy, 2013-03-04 13:53 Subject: Re: Configurable .gitignore filename? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/vpqzjyjp8y0.fsf%40grenoble-inp.fr In-Reply-To: ``` Jari Pennanen 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. -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/ ``` ## Jari Pennanen, 2013-03-04 15:47 Subject: Re: Configurable .gitignore filename? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CACoicvKMWSjU6Lf-2PsCShzqGiX-%3D2xF9%2BW0EtrHUzWPU7-T_A%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` 2013/3/4 Matthieu Moy : > 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. I'm actually aware of that. Problem is the normal .gitignore files must *not* be used in the second GIT_DIR at all, in my case it's for syncing so I need to sync almost all files (including stuff inside .gitignore), though I'd still like to retain some ignore files for second GIT_DIR, e.g. like in rsync the .rsync-filter file. ``` ## David Aguilar, 2013-03-05 09:59 Subject: Re: Configurable .gitignore filename? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAJDDKr55ayTpzXPG3j5czY%3D-W08L8QjhMmjqWdRpoWO%3DMpHdyg%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Jari Pennanen wrote: > 2013/3/4 Matthieu Moy : >> 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. > > I'm actually aware of that. Problem is the normal .gitignore files > must *not* be used in the second GIT_DIR at all, in my case it's for > syncing so I need to sync almost all files (including stuff inside > .gitignore), though I'd still like to retain some ignore files for > second GIT_DIR, e.g. like in rsync the .rsync-filter file. How about .git/info/exclude in the 2nd GIT_DIR? Would that help? -- David ``` ## Jari Pennanen, 2013-03-05 10:28 Subject: Re: Configurable .gitignore filename? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CACoicvK77mepwk-n9ZQ7TtCnMZfqDVycg_CgH5zHE3u6%3DKxHog%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` 2013/3/5 David Aguilar : > On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Jari Pennanen wrote: >> I'm actually aware of that. Problem is the normal .gitignore files >> must *not* be used in the second GIT_DIR at all, in my case it's for >> syncing so I need to sync almost all files (including stuff inside >> .gitignore), though I'd still like to retain some ignore files for >> second GIT_DIR, e.g. like in rsync the .rsync-filter file. > > How about .git/info/exclude in the 2nd GIT_DIR? Would that help? The second GIT_DIR must not use the .gitignore files of the first GIT_DIR, so it does not help. Only way to skip the .gitignore files in git-add is to use "git add -f ." but that skips all excludes, including the .git/info/exclude. I need to skip .gitignore files used by the other GIT_DIR and still have some of ignore rules, IMO this is not possible at the moment. ```