Re: [PATCH] let core.excludesfile default to ~/.gitignore.
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:47:45
Matthieu Moy [off-list ref] writes:
It seems this is the value most users set, so let's make it the default.
Maybe in 1.7.0, but I think using .gitignore will conflict with people who put the entire $HOME under git (I think they are misguided, but that is besides the point), so it should use some different name.