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# Override The Global Git Ignore File
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One of the places that `git` looks when deciding whether to pay attention to or
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ignore a file is in your global _ignore_ file. By default, `git` will look for
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this file at `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore` or `$HOME/.config/git/ignore`.
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I don't have `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` set on my machine, so it will fall back to the
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config directory under `$HOME`.
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I may have to create the `git` directory and `ignore` file.
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```bash
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$ mkdir $HOME/.config/git
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$ touch $HOME/.config/git/ignore
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```
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Then I can add file and directories to exclude to that `ignore` file just like
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I would any other `.gitignore` file.
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If I'd prefer for the global _ignore_ file to live somewhere else, I can
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specify that location and filename in my `$HOME/.gitconfig` file.
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```
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[core]
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excludesFile = ~/.gitignore
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```
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Setting this will override the default, meaning the default file mentioned
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above will be ignored ("now you know how it feels, ignore file!"). In this
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case, I'll need to create the `.gitignore` file in my home directory and add
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any of my ignore rules.
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[source](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore)
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