On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:37:39PM +0200, Daniele Segato wrote: > I don't see the point of using git on the root directory :) > > but that made me think that it could actually be a good idea > for /etc/ :) > I happen to modify some configuration and then I forgot which one... and > sometimes updates broke something Take a look at: http://joey.kitenet.net/code/etckeeper/ > can I have a git report of $HOME/.* (without . and ..)? (all user > setting) This seems to work: $ cd ~ $ git init $ echo '*' >.gitignore $ echo '!.*' >.gitignore > Or better: provide a list of directory under $HOME I want to track Same thing, but make your ! pattern more specific. -Peff -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html