Basic rules for a good .gitignore file

gitignore.md

Basic rules for a good .gitignore file

Remember to include all that nasty files from your OS and tools that you use every day, and be happy to avoid putting more crap in your project's .gitignore file! :D

• .gitignore_global

  curl -o ~/.gitignore_global https://gist.githubusercontent.com/devdrops/9dcf4f833b6f0a1014a5/raw/22c1021ec116f48b4e30a222db04da55e7be0d0b/gitignore_global.sample
  

Then add it to your git settings:

• Mac/Linux:

  git config --global core.excludesfile '~/.gitignore_global'
  

• Windows:

  git config --global core.excludesfile "%USERPROFILE%\.gitignore_global"
  

Tips from http://islegend.com/development/setting-global-gitignore-mac-windows/

gitignore_global.sample

# .gitignore_global

######
# OS
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db
######

######
# IDE
nbproject
.idea
.swp
*.swp
.floo
.flooignore
######

######
# PHP
composer.phar
vendor
######

######
# Python
*.pyc
######

######
# Java
*.class
######

######
# Git
!.gitkeep
######