feature: System-level .dvcignore

[DbCrWk]

Creating a new dvc data registry is pretty straightforward, but the one repetitive thing I have to do is set the .dvcignore. Would it be possible to have a system-level .dvcignore that would cut across all projects? It could be placed right next to the .gitignore at ~/.dvcignore.

Philosophically, I think it aligns well with both how .gitignore works and how I think about project-level and system-level issues. For example, if my personal computer produces .DS_Store files or .icloud files, I don't want to put this in a project-level ignore file because it's not something in the project that is producing that clutter. On the other hand, if we have a build script that produces logs that should be excluded, then it makes sense to put those in a project-level ignore file because those are clutter produced by a project tool.

Thanks!

[meshde]

#8280 adds support for a system-level .dvcignore file.

The approach used there is to read the patterns from the ~/.dvcignore file (if it exists) and include it as part of the list of patterns used to initialise the ignore trie (along with the default ignore patterns).

Happy to to change the approach if the iterative team has a better one in mind.

[DbCrWk]

Thanks for addressing this so quickly!

[zmughal]

Even if this has been closed, this would still be useful when dealing with a user's OS-specific and editor-specific ignores that should not be part of a particular project's configuration.