Global .gitignore for common system files, language artifacts, environment files, logs, and editor/tooling junk across all projects.

.gitignore

# macOS
.DS_Store

# Environments
.env
.env.*
!.env.*.sample

# Logs
logs/
*.log

# Node.js
node_modules/
npm-debug.log*
*.tsbuildinfo

# Python
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*.pyo
*.pyd
*.pyc
*.pdb
htmlcov/

# Test
coverage/
pytest_cache/
jest-cache/
jest-results/
*.coverage
.coverage.*

# Editor / tooling / build
.vscode/
build/
dist/

# Claude Code
.claude/*
CLAUDE.md

README.md

Global .gitignore

This is a global .gitignore file for Git that ignores common system, language, and tooling files across all projects.

Features

• System files
• Claude artifacts
• Node.js files
• Python files
• Environment files
• Logs and test artifacts
• Editor and tooling files

Installation

Copy the .gitignore to your user root directory. Set this file as your global gitignore

git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore