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Expand Up @@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ can create a `.gitignore` file in that directory containing only `*`. This will
ignore everything in the directory including the `.gitignore` file itself.

If `$EDITOR` integration is important, something like `scratchpad.*` may be more
helpful, as you can keep the filename extension intact (it
matches `scratchpad.md`, `scratchpad.rs` and more). Another option is to add a
directory to the global `.gitignore` which then stores all your temporary files
and notes. For example, you could add `scratch/` to `~/.git/ignore` and then
store arbitrary files in `<your-git-repo>/scratch/`.
helpful, as you can keep the filename extension intact (it matches
`scratchpad.md`, `scratchpad.rs` and more). Another option is to add a directory
which would store all your temporary files and notes to your configured global
gitignore file. For example, you could add `scratch/` to it and then store
arbitrary files in `<your-git-repo>/scratch/`.

You can find more details on `gitignore` files [here][gitignore].

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