# User-wide ignore list 11 messages from 2007-02-15 to 2007-02-15. Participants: Matthieu Moy, Johannes Schindelin, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy, Andy Parkins, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/6831 ## Matthieu Moy, 2007-02-15 10:20 Subject: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/vpq4ppnvi1j.fsf%40olympe.imag.fr ``` Hi, Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? I'd like to ignore once and for all the backup files of my editor (*~), which are not necessarily relevant to a project, but definitely relevant for me regardless of the project. Thanks, -- Matthieu ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-15 10:52 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702151152320.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Matthieu Moy wrote: > Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? It's not really per user, but how about doing it with templates? Ciao, Dscho ``` ## Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy, 2007-02-15 11:00 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/fcaeb9bf0702150300g2781cb98u160f28086cd69ecb%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On 2/15/07, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Matthieu Moy wrote: > > > Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? > > It's not really per user, but how about doing it with templates? Templates have no effect on previously created git repositories, does it? -- Duy ``` ## Matthieu Moy, 2007-02-15 11:00 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/vpqabzfsn1b.fsf%40olympe.imag.fr In-Reply-To: ``` Johannes Schindelin writes: > Hi, > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Matthieu Moy wrote: > >> Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? > > It's not really per user, but how about doing it with templates? Correct me if I'm wrong (I didn't really find a documentation for templates), but I believe this would only apply to newly created project. Then, it doesn't apply if I clone the project of someone using another editor for example, nor to my old projects if I add something to the list of things I want to ignore. -- Matthieu ``` ## Andy Parkins, 2007-02-15 11:12 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: <200702151112.06729.andyparkins@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200702151112.06729.andyparkins%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Thursday 2007 February 15 10:20, Matthieu Moy wrote: > Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? Yep; in repository-layout.txt it says: info/exclude:: This file, by convention among Porcelains, stores the exclude pattern list. `.gitignore` is the per-directory ignore file. `git status`, `git add`, `git rm` and `git clean` look at it but the core git commands do not look at it. See also: gitlink:git-ls-files[1] `--exclude-from` and `--exclude-per-directory`. Andy -- Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE andyparkins@gmail.com ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2007-02-15 11:30 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: <7vmz3fd5ea.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vmz3fd5ea.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: ``` Johannes Schindelin writes: > Hi, > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Matthieu Moy wrote: > >> Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? > > It's not really per user, but how about doing it with templates? It might be an option to introduce a configuration variable that points at a file to be used in addition to $GIT_DIR/info/exclude. Then you can set that variable in ~/.gitconfig. ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-15 11:37 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702151225130.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, [Cc'ed Duy, as he raised the same concerns.] On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Matthieu Moy wrote: > Johannes Schindelin writes: > > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Matthieu Moy wrote: > > > >> Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? > > > > It's not really per user, but how about doing it with templates? > > Correct me if I'm wrong (I didn't really find a documentation for > templates), but I believe this would only apply to newly created > project. Yes. However, you can safely call "git init" in an _existing_ repo. It does not overwrite existing files. > Then, it doesn't apply if I clone the project of someone using another > editor for example, nor to my old projects if I add something to the > list of things I want to ignore. "git clone" implicitly calls "git init"; Therefore you get the templates, too. But you're right, if you already edited .git/info/exclude, this will not overwrite it. Of course, you could fiddle with ~/.gitconfig, or even ~/.gitignore, but I suggest that you first think about a sane syntax. Also note that this opens the door for shooting-in-the-foot; files you are certain you want ignored can show up in a cloned repo all to easy. Ciao, Dscho ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-15 11:59 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702151259270.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <200702151112.06729.andyparkins@gmail.com> ``` Hi, On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Andy Parkins wrote: > On Thursday 2007 February 15 10:20, Matthieu Moy wrote: > > > Is there a way to have a per-user ignore list in git? > > Yep; in repository-layout.txt it says: > > info/exclude:: Nope. This is per-repo, not per-user. Hth, Dscho ``` ## Andy Parkins, 2007-02-15 13:06 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: <200702151306.33865.andyparkins@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200702151306.33865.andyparkins%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Thursday 2007 February 15 11:59, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > info/exclude:: > > Nope. This is per-repo, not per-user. Silly me; I forgot to write the last bit of my email :-) $ ln -sf $HOME/.git/exclude $GIT_DIR/info/exclude Do that in each of your working checkouts and voila. Andy -- Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE andyparkins@gmail.com ``` ## Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy, 2007-02-15 13:56 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/fcaeb9bf0702150556l6b5f2779re502d9fcee21bac1%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On 2/15/07, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Yes. However, you can safely call "git init" in an _existing_ repo. It > does not overwrite existing files. Oh.. that's enough for me :-) -- Duy ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-15 15:23 Subject: Re: User-wide ignore list Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702151620310.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <200702151306.33865.andyparkins@gmail.com> ``` Hi, On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Andy Parkins wrote: > On Thursday 2007 February 15 11:59, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > > info/exclude:: > > > > Nope. This is per-repo, not per-user. > > Silly me; I forgot to write the last bit of my email :-) > > $ ln -sf $HOME/.git/exclude $GIT_DIR/info/exclude > > Do that in each of your working checkouts and voila. ... and next time you edit .git/info/exclude, be very surprised that other repos have the change, too. Ciao, Dscho ```