Useful .gitignore file for xcode explained
This is a useful .gitignore file I've found from the web and use in my projects. It makes my projects more portable.
You can download a copy of the file here.
| .DS_Store | Desktop Services Store (positioning etc) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store |
| build/* | Pre-complied object files and others file making compile time shorter |
| *.pbxuser | "... the currently active target, executable, and build style" |
| !default.pbxuser | This rule overrides the one above to make the default one tracked by git |
| *.mode1v3 | "... window positions and sizes" |
| !default.mode1v3 | This rule overrides the one above to make the default one tracked by git |
| *.mode2v3 | Same as mode1v3 |
| !default.mode2v3 | This rule overrides the one above to make the default one tracked by git |
| *.perspectivev3 | I don't have any of these on my system. If someone could let me know what they are |
| !default.perspectivev3 | This rule overrides the one above to make the default one tracked by git |
| *.xcworkspace | "... workspace settings including and the View (Navigator, Debug, and Utilities panes) and Editor states" |
| !default.xcworkspace | This rule overrides the one above to make the default one tracked by git |
| xcuserdata | User specific files |
| profile | I don't have any of these on my system. If someone could let me know what they are |
| *.moved-aside | Deprecated classes, for example, if you re-created a new class with the same name as an older one |
If a file is already being tracked, adding a rule to the .gitignore file won’t stop it being tracked.
You’ll need to do git rm --cached to make git ignore it and add a rule for it to the .gitignore file.
The first time you clone a repo that uses this git ignore file it might look weird, no information about the state of your IDE (window ,etc) will have been recorded.