gitignore

A curated repo that merges official templates from github/gitignore. Current combination: Python + Unity + User.

Files

File	Description
`.gitignore`	The repo's output: merged `Section 1: Python` / `Section 2: Unity` / `Section 3: User`; upstream banners carry a `?raw=true` source link; grab it directly for your own projects
`user.gitignore`	Repo-local hand-maintained personal ignores, embedded as `Section 3: User`; edits here survive upstream sync
`scripts/merge_gitignores.py`	Merge script: fetches the official Python / Unity templates from `main`, appends the local `user.gitignore`, and regenerates `.gitignore`
`.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml`	GitHub Action that keeps `.gitignore` in sync (daily cron + fork-sync push trigger)

Triggers: schedule once a day (21:17 UTC) + manual workflow_dispatch
Flow: fetch official Python.gitignore / Unity.gitignore → run the merge script (appends the repo-local user.gitignore) → compare against the committed file
Change detection is content-based: upstream commits that do not touch these two files produce no empty commit; any real change is committed and pushed as agent
The cron pulls upstream content directly via raw.githubusercontent.com, so it works regardless of fork sync; this fork's master shares no history with upstream, so GitHub "Sync fork" cannot update it anyway
Scheduled workflows only run from the repository's default branch: keep master as default in Settings → Branches, or the cron will silently stop

python scripts/merge_gitignores.py          # regenerate .gitignore
python scripts/merge_gitignores.py --check  # check only, exit 1 on difference

GitHub disables scheduled workflows after 60 days of repository inactivity; re-enable manually if that happens
The workflow declares permissions: contents: write; if org/repo policy restricts workflows to read-only, allow read/write under Settings → Actions → General → Workflow permissions