Subject: Re: [PATCH] .gitignore: Ignore editor backup and swap files

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:06:00 -0800

Alexander Berntsen <[email-masked]> writes:

> Signed-off-by: Alexander Berntsen <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  .gitignore | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
> index b5f9def..2905c21 100644
> --- a/.gitignore
> +++ b/.gitignore
> @@ -240,3 +240,5 @@
>  *.pdb
>  /Debug/
>  /Release/
> +*~
> +.*.swp

I personally do not mind listing these common ones too much, but if
I am not mistaken, our policy on this file so far has been that it
lists build artifacts, and not personal preference (the *.swp entry
is useless for those who never use vim, for example).

These paths that depend on your choice of the editor and other tools
can still be managed in your personal .git/info/exclude in the
meantime.