add_osx_folder_icon_to_gitignore.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

puts "This program will add the OSX folder icon to your global .gitignore file."
puts "Enter the full path to your global .gitignore file."
print "Path: "

location = gets.chomp

if (location.nil?)
  puts "No path specified, program exiting."
  exit 1
end

f = File.open(location, "a+") # append
f.write("\n# REMINDER: do not edit between these lines")
f.write("\n# OSX folder icon Icon\\r Icon? Icon^M^M")
f.write("\nIcon\r\r")
f.write("\n# END REMINDER OSX folder icon\n")
f.close
exit # quit interactive ruby session