The global folder location is decided for you by the installer. (for Git
for Windows default install mine is at C:\Users\phili\.gitconfig)
I see you are won Windows (using C:\ is a give away;-). Windows does not
have a root ('/') directory, so the install has to decide where that will
be, and then puts the global config in a place that matches (from a Linux
viewpoint) the right location relative to the root location (there's some
stuff about the XDG* env variables for those on Linux..).
But don't worry, you can ask the `git config` command to list where it
found any of the config variables, including the path.
`git config --help` or `git help config` will get you the (html) man pages.
The --show-origin and --show-scope options should be read (& tried..)
Hope that Helps.
On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 12:44:50 AM UTC Serena Li wrote:
> Hello peeps in the git community!
>
> I am slowly learning about the gitignore files for projects and found out
> that to prevent cluttering in the project .gitignore -> one can create a
> global .gitignore outside the project folder! And some questions popped
> up....
>
> *Here is my setup:*
> *C:\projects\project-xy*
> *C:\Users\user1*
>
> So, my projects are in the projects folder. Many in the web suggest to put
> the global .gitignore in the %user% folder.
>
> My stupid question is, do I just stubbornly put my global .gitignore in
> the "user1" folder or should I put it in my "projects" folder?
>
> And what should I definitely include in my global .gitignore?
> *OS: Windows*
> *Editor: Unity, VS, VS Code, Intellij, Android Studio*
>
> Kind Regards,
> Serena
>
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