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Is there a better way to manage your `.gitignore` for a project without constantly adding/removing files? Any general strategies you follow—like which files to permanently ignore versus temporarily? Also, how do you handle temporary/cache files created by IDEs and OSes? What’s your approach?
What do you pay attention to when preparing a .gitignore file?
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I also constantly tweaked the .gitignore in my early projects, especially when dealing with JetBrains IDEs. Eventually, I just added the defaults from the IDE and OS directly to .gitignore (.idea/, *.swp, .DS_Store, etc.), so I no longer had to keep updating it. Ignore temporary files from the start—only expand the ignore list if you need to add something, keeping the project clean.