# [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files 7 messages from 2014-01-16 to 2014-01-17. Participants: Alexander Berntsen, Junio C Hamano, Jonathan Nieder, Ramsay Jones, David Kastrup, Duy Nguyen. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/35674 ## Alexander Berntsen, 2014-01-16 21:19 Subject: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files Message-ID: <1389907164-13400-1-git-send-email-alexander@plaimi.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1389907164-13400-1-git-send-email-alexander%40plaimi.net ``` Signed-off-by: Alexander Berntsen --- .gitignore | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index b5f9def..2905c21 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -240,3 +240,5 @@ *.pdb /Debug/ /Release/ +*~ +.*.swp -- 1.8.3.2 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2014-01-16 22:06 Subject: Re: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqtxd3y43b.fsf%40gitster.dls.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: <1389907164-13400-1-git-send-email-alexander@plaimi.net> ``` Alexander Berntsen writes: > Signed-off-by: Alexander Berntsen > --- > .gitignore | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore > index b5f9def..2905c21 100644 > --- a/.gitignore > +++ b/.gitignore > @@ -240,3 +240,5 @@ > *.pdb > /Debug/ > /Release/ > +*~ > +.*.swp I personally do not mind listing these common ones too much, but if I am not mistaken, our policy on this file so far has been that it lists build artifacts, and not personal preference (the *.swp entry is useless for those who never use vim, for example). These paths that depend on your choice of the editor and other tools can still be managed in your personal .git/info/exclude in the meantime. ``` ## Alexander Berntsen, 2014-01-16 22:15 Subject: Re: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files Message-ID: <52D85A1F.1010702@plaimi.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/52D85A1F.1010702%40plaimi.net In-Reply-To: ``` -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 16/01/14 23:06, Junio C Hamano wrote: > I personally do not mind listing these common ones too much, but if > I am not mistaken, our policy on this file so far has been that it > lists build artifacts, and not personal preference (the *.swp > entry is useless for those who never use vim, for example). I don't see any downside to having this in .gitignore. However, not including it doesn't significantly impede my workflow either. I will not argue ferociously for this patch's inclusion. :-) - -- Alexander alexander@plaimi.net http://plaimi.net/~alexander -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iF4EAREIAAYFAlLYWh8ACgkQRtClrXBQc7X7WAD9GTUId4ipGdL334Oo6Yn9duSA qixEG95nJ2FsGz5/KNsA/icUkn2BYZRCHevsnYyUFkinOiApckkqpMOTAk5Wsd4D =7Fvb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ``` ## Jonathan Nieder, 2014-01-16 22:43 Subject: Re: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files Message-ID: <20140116224334.GS18964@google.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20140116224334.GS18964%40google.com In-Reply-To: ``` Junio C Hamano wrote: > These paths that depend on your choice of the editor and other tools > can still be managed in your personal .git/info/exclude in the > meantime. Or $HOME/.config/git/ignore to not have to make the same setting in every repository. :) Maybe it would make sense to add a hint about that somewhere to user-manual.txt. Even better would be to automatically include some common exclude patterns globally without requiring any manual configuration, but that would take some care to make sure the patterns and how to disable them are documented clearly. -- >8 -- Subject: gitignore doc: add global gitignore to synopsis The gitignore(5) manpage already documents $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore but it is easy to forget that it exists. Add a reminder to the synopsis. Noticed while looking for a place to put a list of scratch filenames in the cwd used by one's editor of choice. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder --- Documentation/gitignore.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt index f971960..37c9470 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gitignore - Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore SYNOPSIS -------- -$GIT_DIR/info/exclude, .gitignore +$HOME/.config/git/ignore, $GIT_DIR/info/exclude, .gitignore DESCRIPTION ----------- -- 1.8.5.2 ``` ## Ramsay Jones, 2014-01-16 22:56 Subject: Re: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files Message-ID: <52D863AF.30506@ramsay1.demon.co.uk> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/52D863AF.30506%40ramsay1.demon.co.uk In-Reply-To: ``` On 16/01/14 22:06, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Alexander Berntsen writes: > >> Signed-off-by: Alexander Berntsen >> --- >> .gitignore | 2 ++ >> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore >> index b5f9def..2905c21 100644 >> --- a/.gitignore >> +++ b/.gitignore >> @@ -240,3 +240,5 @@ >> *.pdb >> /Debug/ >> /Release/ >> +*~ >> +.*.swp > > I personally do not mind listing these common ones too much, but if > I am not mistaken, our policy on this file so far has been that it > lists build artifacts, and not personal preference (the *.swp entry > is useless for those who never use vim, for example). > > These paths that depend on your choice of the editor and other tools > can still be managed in your personal .git/info/exclude in the > meantime. As a vim user, I have these set in my ~/.gitignore file, which I refer to from ~/.gitconfig using core.excludesfile. ;-) ATB, Ramsay Jones ``` ## David Kastrup, 2014-01-17 04:48 Subject: Re: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files Message-ID: <87fvonz008.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/87fvonz008.fsf%40fencepost.gnu.org In-Reply-To: ``` Junio C Hamano writes: > Alexander Berntsen writes: > >> Signed-off-by: Alexander Berntsen >> --- >> .gitignore | 2 ++ >> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore >> index b5f9def..2905c21 100644 >> --- a/.gitignore >> +++ b/.gitignore >> @@ -240,3 +240,5 @@ >> *.pdb >> /Debug/ >> /Release/ >> +*~ >> +.*.swp > > I personally do not mind listing these common ones too much, but if > I am not mistaken, our policy on this file so far has been that it > lists build artifacts, and not personal preference (the *.swp entry > is useless for those who never use vim, for example). > > These paths that depend on your choice of the editor and other tools > can still be managed in your personal .git/info/exclude in the > meantime. Here is a somewhat related question: if one places a file .dir-locals.el in the top directory of the checkout with the contents: ;;; Directory Local Variables ;;; See Info node `(emacs) Directory Variables' for more information. ((c-mode (c-default-style . "linux") (indent-tabs-mode . t))) Then all edits in the whole checkout done with Emacs in C files use the right indentation style. Obviously, that's a "personal preference" setting in that it is useless for those who never use Emacs (the file can be written/edited using M-x add-dir-local-variable RET). It's still providing significant convenience for a number of users while touching only a single file. -- David Kastrup ``` ## Duy Nguyen, 2014-01-17 06:20 Subject: Re: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CACsJy8DcrR0Rgp0cE%2BVa2ZBfvtvEJiFxkoXMrkwPj9bn621m9Q%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20140116224334.GS18964@google.com> ``` On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Subject: gitignore doc: add global gitignore to synopsis > > The gitignore(5) manpage already documents $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore > but it is easy to forget that it exists. Add a reminder to the > synopsis. Yes! I knew about the xdg thing but was not aware about $xdg/git/ignore. No more updating .git/info/exclude on every newly cloned repo.. -- Duy ```