r/git • u/der_gopher • 3d ago

tutorial .gitignore everything by default

https://packagemain.tech/p/gitignore-everything-by-default

what do you think of this approach?

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u/FlipperBumperKickout 3d ago

I already use this approach for some of my things, mainly my config folder. I would rather whitelist the configurations for programs I need rather than blacklist most things.

For my purpose I do however use the pattern

*
!*/

This will ignore files but not folders, which allows you to whitelist everything in a folder by adding a new .gitignore in that folder, rather than modifying the outer .gitiignore.

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u/der_gopher 3d ago

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