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nzaccardi
nzaccardi

Reputation: 394

Are there any bad side effects by ignoring .gitignore?

Example .gitignore:

.gitignore
.DS_Store 
.project
.pydevproject
...

Is it bad to add .gitignore? I don't need it tracked and I don't like clutter.

An acceptable answer is, "You are being a whiny brat who gets annoyed at things that shouldn't ruffle your feathers. So knock it off your wasting our time."

Thanks for the suggestions!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 332

Answers (2)

Karl Bielefeldt
Karl Bielefeldt

Reputation: 48998

The .gitignore file is intended to be shared with all copies of the repo. That's why it's in the working tree instead of inside the .git directory. Put files into .git/info/exclude if you only want to ignore things in your copy. For example, if you use an editor no one else at your company does, or you're using a second VCS from within the same working tree.

Upvotes: 1

MurifoX
MurifoX

Reputation: 15089

"You are being a whiny brat who gets annoyed at things that shouldn't ruffle your feathers. So knock it off your wasting our time.", @NaZer

Ignore the .gitignore file itself

The accepted answer explains why it should be on version control.

Upvotes: 2

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