+ [2016-08-11T23:44:25Z] Zarthus PabloR: .gitignore is one file, but you're free to ignore any of the recommendations the file on github provides, or none at all
+ [2016-08-11T23:44:44Z] PabloR ok. thanks
+ [2016-08-11T23:44:51Z] Zarthus for example in node.js you might wish to ignore `config.js`, if that's a standard it would be gitignored in the github node.js gitignore
+ [2016-08-11T23:45:09Z] Zarthus they're merely recommendations, but for the most part harmless
+ [2016-08-11T23:45:35Z] PabloR got it. Thanks

message no. 146470

Posted by PabloR in #github at 2016-08-11T23:24:05Z

When starting a new repo in github it asks you if you want to add a .gitignore file. Is this file any different and in addition to the global .gitignore I create locally on my computer? Should I add it for potential users that may want to use the repo even though I have the global .gitignore because they can’t access it?
+ [2016-08-12T00:06:47Z] PabloR Zarthus One more. What about the node_modules one? Should they be part of the github repo? Normally should they be included on the .gitignore file?
+ [2016-08-12T00:07:15Z] Zarthus Sorry, I am not familiar with nodejs, the gitignore repository ones generally are good to ignore and you don't need anything else
+ [2016-08-12T00:07:48Z] PabloR ok. thanks again
+ [2016-08-12T07:23:25Z] Surfer2010 hey guys ... is it possible to "github" the entire system (linux) ... so i have a history of changes and can comment them and so on?
+ [2016-08-12T08:00:59Z] jhass possible, why not. wise, I'm not sure