michael@0: syntax: glob
michael@0: *.orig
michael@0: *.rej
michael@0: *.swp
michael@0: *.o
michael@0: *~
michael@0: 
michael@0: # custom paths
michael@0: old
michael@0: proto
michael@0: 
michael@0: # files too big to track
michael@0: graphics/ubudesktop.xcf
michael@0: 
michael@0: syntax: regexp
michael@0: .*\#.*\#$
michael@0: 
michael@0: # ignore all but text or sav (saved not forgotton) extensions
michael@0: doc/(?!.*\.sav$|.*\.txt$|.*\.f?odt$).+
michael@0: 
michael@0: # ignore all but most important design files
michael@0: design/(?!.*\.graffle$).+