Respect git config's core.excludesfile
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Description
You can configure a global gitignore file using the core.excludesfile git config setting.
This seems to be ignored currently.
Beyond that it can also be used to configure an additional gitignore file for a repository or to locally make the global gitignore file ineffective.
I would very much apprechiate this setting being respected.
Details are mentioned in the official docs: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
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Research direction
Start by inspecting the existing gitignore and Git configuration handling, then compare its behavior with Git's core.excludesfile documentation. The change is done when global, repository-specific, and disabling configurations are respected; verify the behavior with the project's relevant tests or manual Git-status checks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, git
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100