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Hello Sebastian, thanks for the input! While I don't have a README in either of my dotfiles repositories, I do have other files like .git and .metastore that I don't want linked into my home directory. For this I use the ignore directive in the configuration file. Something like:

[dotfiles]
ignore = ['README']

in your ~/.dotfilesrc should give you what you're looking for. Check out the Configuration and Ignores sections in the README for further details.

For files like ~/.vim/.netrwhist, I ignore those in git by adding them to .gitignore. This prevents history and other metadata files from becoming part of a commit.

Does this answer your question?

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I know that this is possible with the ignore section - but that also means that you have to keep your ~/.dotfilesrc up to date on each machine you have installed dotfiles. A repository-wide configuration would be easier to maintain.

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Ahh, so you're saying we should have a configuration file that describes the various ignores, excludes, etc that lives inside the repo. That way, those settings are available immediately once you clone it. I like it!

My initial thought would be to parse the global configuration file, and then allow any repo-specific config files to override the existing settings if found. Sound good?

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That's the way I would do it;)

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Alright, 0.5.1 should do it. Let me know what you think.

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Works like a charm. Thanks a bunch!

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