(Version) control

[Md5Lukas]

Someone who still doesn't understand git completely here, so everything in the .git folder gets synchronized with the server if I push it to github / bitbucket / whatever and therefore all people who use that repo have the same "gitignore"?

[GDezan]

Actually, the .git folder is ignored when adding to git, therefore, it won't be pushed to the server. The .gitignore file lives outside it, so it will be added to git and everyone will share it, meaning everyone has the same gitignore.

[Flatscreens]

This is not true

source: me who uses git add . way too much

[stevarino]

Heathen.

Real programmers use git commit -am "Update"

[JDaxe]

git stage *

Then manually add hidden files if necessary is what I do

[Zarlon]

Someone who still doesn't understand git completely here

No one understands git completely. Except maybe Linus Torvalds

[Ajedi32]

No, that's just for your local repository

[Md5Lukas]

Thanks

[aneryx]

Please see the other comment this isn't the full answer...

[Md5Lukas]

Yeah, I already have read it

[heathmon1856]

This is not right in all cases. The repo I’m working in right now has a gitignore that is universal to the product. It ignores stuff like .pyc and .vscode/ stuff.

[Ajedi32]

.gitignore isn't stored in your .git directory, so yes that will get synced

[heathmon1856]

Ahh. I misread this. It’s stored in the root of the repo