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Re:Git ignores .gitignore with .gitignore in .gitignore by toastal on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:35AM (#31421495)
You mean $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore
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Re:Git ignores .gitignore with .gitignore in .gitignore by carlhjerpe on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @09:24AM (#31422456)
"For writing options: write to global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config, write to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config file if this file exists and the ~/.gitconfig file doesn’t."

Everyone aren't using all the freedesktop conventions, so no.

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Re:Git ignores .gitignore with .gitignore in .gitignore by everybodyknows on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @11:54AM (#31424297)
To supply context: the above quote is from the man page, therefore authoritative.

  $ man git-config
It is however densely conditional wording -- could be simplified.
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Re:Git ignores .gitignore with .gitignore in .gitignore by vbezhenar on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @12:16PM (#31424564)
I don't think that XDG_CONFIG_HOME is a thing with Windows or macOS.
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