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0 pointsnathan_douglas1y ago0 comments

They pop up in code repositories too, depending on contents and whether the engineer in question noticed it.

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doomlaser1y ago

absolutely essential to add a line for .DS_Store in every .gitignore, unfortunately.

klodolph1y ago

Enough to teach people to use a global git core.excludesfile, IMO.

Same place you should put rules for Emacs / Vim swap files.

smix961y ago

Totally correct. Files which are unrelated to the project don't belong in .gitignore.

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tekknik1y ago

or just ignore them globally once.

beeboobaa31y ago

I've banned people before because they couldn't stop themselves from continuously uploading those useless ds files

tekknik1y ago

Seems like you have control issues.

beeboobaa31y ago

Nah, those people have issues controlling their machines. It's fine if you upload useless spam a few times, but at some point you need to quit it because you're creating unnecessary work for others.

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doomlaser1y ago

absolutely essential to add a line for .DS_Store in every .gitignore, unfortunately.

klodolph1y ago

Enough to teach people to use a global git core.excludesfile, IMO.

Same place you should put rules for Emacs / Vim swap files.

smix961y ago

Totally correct. Files which are unrelated to the project don't belong in .gitignore.

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tekknik1y ago

or just ignore them globally once.

beeboobaa31y ago

I've banned people before because they couldn't stop themselves from continuously uploading those useless ds files

tekknik1y ago

Seems like you have control issues.

beeboobaa31y ago

Nah, those people have issues controlling their machines. It's fine if you upload useless spam a few times, but at some point you need to quit it because you're creating unnecessary work for others.

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