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$HOME/.config/git/ignore for ignore entries [message #1383894]

Mon, 26 May 2014 20:06

Eclipse User

Hi.
I'm using a/m file in git to have git ignore file repository-wide.

In eclipse, it seems this file isn't consulted. The only other way I know of ignoring files is via a project-specific .gitignore.

Is there a way to use ~/.config/git/ignore in eclipse?

BTW: ATM, using the ggts bundling of eclipse (3.5.1-RELEASE).

Thanks Smile

Re: $HOME/.config/git/ignore for ignore entries [message #1383905 is a reply to message #1383894]

Tue, 27 May 2014 02:49

Eclipse User

JGit and EGit follow the reference documentation [1] to look for ignore rules. The path you mentioned
isn't on that list by default. You may add it by configuring core.excludesfile in ~/.gitconfig with the
absolute path to your additional ignore file.

[1] https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gitignore.html

Re: $HOME/.config/git/ignore for ignore entries [message #1383906 is a reply to message #1383905]

Tue, 27 May 2014 02:50

Eclipse User

No idea what the ggts bundling of eclipse is.

Re: $HOME/.config/git/ignore for ignore entries [message #1383911 is a reply to message #1383906]

Tue, 27 May 2014 03:15

Eclipse User

Hi. I think I can actually see $HOME/.config/git/ignore mentioned in the reference you provided:

<quote>
Which file to place a pattern in depends on how the pattern is meant to be used.
...
Patterns which a user wants git to ignore in all situations...Its default value is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not set or empty, $HOME/.config/git/ignore is used instead.
</quote>

Re: $HOME/.config/git/ignore for ignore entries [message #1384026 is a reply to message #1383911]

Tue, 27 May 2014 18:54

Eclipse User

Cute pun, though: "no idea - eclipse" Smile

Re: $HOME/.config/git/ignore for ignore entries [message #1384380 is a reply to message #1384026]

Wed, 28 May 2014 17:34

Eclipse User

Amit Dor-Shifer skrev 2014-05-28 00.54:
> Cute pun, though: "no idea - eclipse" :)

That hurts

Re: $HOME/.config/git/ignore for ignore entries [message #1384383 is a reply to message #1383911]

Wed, 28 May 2014 17:41

Eclipse User

Amit Dor-Shifer skrev 2014-05-27 09.15:
> Hi. I think I can actually see $HOME/.config/git/ignore mentioned in the reference you provided:
>
> <quote>
> Which file to place a pattern in depends on how the pattern is meant to be used.
> ..
> Patterns which a user wants git to ignore in all situations...Its default value is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore. If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is either not set or empty,
> $HOME/.config/git/ignore is used instead. </quote>

We're not supporting the XDG stuff, simply because noone has written the code yet.

-- robin

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