Can I include other .gitignore file in a .gitignore file? (like #include in c-like languages)

Question

I have some files like vim.gitignore, SVN.gitignore and CVS.gitignore (spread around on my hard disk).

Can I simply include th

Answer 1

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  gi cvs,vim,svn
  

  output: https://www.gitignore.io/api/cvs,vim,svn

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This doesn't allow anyone to include sub-templates, but it does generate one large template from individual git templates.