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Can I restrict uploading certain file extension in github.com?

I starting a new project.

And me and my members use github to share code.

However, since we all use OSX, every folder each of us made has .DS_Store file.

Currently, we personally remove every .DS_Store file for every commit.

.DS_Store file does effect on code, but it is cause of conflict.

Is there handy way to restrict upload .DS_Store extension in github.com?

Thanks:D

Solution

  • Add the following line to the .gitignore file at the root of the project:

    .DS_Store

    and commit the file. Then git will ignore those files.

    See How can I Remove .DS_Store files from a Git repository? for how to remove the already committed .DS_Store files.