On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 07:06, Kirill Smelkov <kirr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 03:30:35PM -0400, Daniel Barkalow wrote: >> On Thu, 18 Sep 2008, Bert Wesarg wrote: >> >> > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 18:29, Kirill Smelkov <kirr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > > Signed-off-by: Kirill Smelkov <kirr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > --- >> > > .gitignore | 2 ++ >> > > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) >> > > >> > > diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore >> > > index 8868f2d..aa39db4 100644 >> > > --- a/.gitignore >> > > +++ b/.gitignore >> > > @@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ tg-import.txt >> > > tg-remote >> > > tg-remote.txt >> > > tg >> > > + >> > > +*.swp >> > can't you do this in your .git/info/excludes? >> >> It's generally better to put a core.excludesfile entry in your >> ~/.gitconfig pointing to a ignore file with editor temporaries for the >> editor(s) you personally use. This will then apply to all git projects you >> work on. > > Yes, this makes sense, thanks. > > I've had to add the following to my ~/.gitconfig > > [core] > excludesfile= /home/kirr/.gitignore-kirr > > > because it does not work when '~' is used for $HOME > > [core] > excludesfile= ~/.gitignore-kirr # does not work Have you tried: [core] excludesfile = .gitignore-kirr There was a discussion about relative files in config. but I didn't tried this. Anyway, I think this is the best solution. Don't globber the repos with this. Bert -- 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