//this will affect all the git repos 
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git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore 
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//update files since .ignore won't if already tracked 
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git rm --cached <file> 
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# Compiled source # 
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################### 
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*.com 
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*.class 
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*.dll 
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*.exe 
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*.o 
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*.so 
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# Packages # 
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############ 
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# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source 
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# git has its own built in compression methods 
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*.7z 
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*.dmg 
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*.gz 
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*.iso 
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*.jar 
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*.rar 
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*.tar 
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*.zip 
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# Logs and databases # 
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###################### 
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*.log 
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*.sql 
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*.sqlite 
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# OS generated files # 
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###################### 
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.DS_Store 
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.DS_Store? 
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._* 
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.Spotlight-V100 
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.Trashes 
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# Icon? 
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ehthumbs.db 
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Thumbs.db 
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.cache 
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.project 
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.settings 
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.tmproj 
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*.esproj 
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nbproject 
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# Numerous always-ignore extensions # 
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##################################### 
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*.diff 
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*.err 
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*.orig 
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*.rej 
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*.swn 
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*.swo 
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*.swp 
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*.vi 
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*~ 
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*.sass-cache 
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*.grunt 
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*.tmp 
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# Dreamweaver added files # 
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########################### 
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_notes 
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dwsync.xml 
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# Komodo # 
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########################### 
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*.komodoproject 
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.komodotools 
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# Node # 
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##################### 
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node_modules 
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# Bower # 
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##################### 
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bower_components 
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# Folders to ignore # 
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##################### 
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.hg 
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.svn 
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.CVS 
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intermediate 
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publish 
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.idea 
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.graphics 
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_test 
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_archive 
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uploads 
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tmp 
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# Vim files to ignore # 
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####################### 
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.VimballRecord 
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.netrwhist 
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bundle.* 
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_demo 
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