Bruce Korb <bruce.korb@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 01/05/11 11:27, Jakub Narebski wrote:
>>>> +++ b/templates/info--exclude
>>>> @@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
>>>> # exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
>>>> # *.[oa]
>>>> # *~
>>>> +# \#*#
>>>
>>> Do we need this? Without explanation it is somewhat hard to realize that
>>> this last line is also an example of a pattern that excludes any filename
>>> that begins and ends with a pound.
>>
>> Well, perhaps not. Note though that this exclude pattern is actually
>> useful for me, as GNU Emacs uses this convention ("#<filename>#") for
>> auto-save files.
>
> As the source of this thread, I, too, use emacs and it is exactly
> the problem of trying to figure out how to get git to ignore these
> auto save files that got me down this path. It was too hard to figure out.
> So I suggested some doc changes and the addition of the "exclude
> emacs auto save files" pattern to the sample text. People who do not
> use emacs would not understand the \#*# line and folks who do would.
> They see files like that all the time. For the sake of vi users, you
> might want to explain them, but I don't think it is crucial.
> It *is* important to have an example of a needs-to-be-escaped file name.
Perhaps a single liner comment to describe the three examples immediately
below "exclude patterns (uncomment them..." is in order in that case,
something like:
# exclude patterns (object and library, emacs backup, emacs autosave
# files) -- uncomment if you want to use them
# *.[oa]
# *~
# \#*#
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