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I'm not asking why someone would find it be useful.

• sfink 4y ago
  The tool would want to use .gitignore files because it's useful. Also, it's far from the only non-VCS tool that uses VCS ignore files. rsync --cvs-exclude tar --exclude-vcs
  • jonnycomputer 4y ago
    Again, I'm not asking why someone would find it useful.
    • sodality2 4y ago
      > Why would the tool want to ignore patterns in a .gitignore? > The tool would want to use .gitignore files because it's useful.
      • jonnycomputer 4y ago
        Sometimes a question isn't a question.
• qot 4y ago
  Yes you are. We are talking about a tool, so you are asking why someone would "find it be useful".