Are there any bad side effects by ignoring .gitignore?

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Example .gitignore:

.gitignore
.DS_Store 
.project
.pydevproject
...

Is it bad to add .gitignore? I don't need it tracked and I don't like clutter.

An acceptable answer is, "You are being a whiny brat who gets annoyed at things that shouldn't ruffle your feathers. So knock it off your wasting our time."

Thanks for the suggestions!

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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"You are being a whiny brat who gets annoyed at things that shouldn't ruffle your feathers. So knock it off your wasting our time.", @NaZer

Ignore the .gitignore file itself

The accepted answer explains why it should be on version control.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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answered Sep 12 '12 at 14:17

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Thanks for the link helps with rationale – nzaccardi Sep 12 '12 at 14:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '12 at 14:24

The .gitignore file is intended to be shared with all copies of the repo. That's why it's in the working tree instead of inside the .git directory. Put files into .git/info/exclude if you only want to ignore things in your copy. For example, if you use an editor no one else at your company does, or you're using a second VCS from within the same working tree.

Are there any bad side effects by ignoring .gitignore?

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