git ignore vim temporary files
What is the correct way to make git ignore temporary files produced by vim in all directories (either globally across the system or locally for a single project)? nunopolonia Vim temporary files end with ~ so you can add to the file .gitignore the line *~ Vim also creates swap files that have the swp and swo extensions. to remove those use the lines: *.swp *.swo This will ignore all the vim temporary files in a single project If you want to do it globally, you can create a .gitignore file in your home (you can give it other name or location), and use the following command: git config --global