Git: ignore file lines
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Git: ignore file lines
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Re: Git: ignore file lines
#2You should establish a proper pattern for storing credentials instead. Many people use environment variables, but you can also use an external configuration file.
Another simple pattern used a lot in django:
try: from local_settings import * except Exception: pass
Then put any variable you want to override in local_settings.py and put local_settings.py in .gitignore
Re: Git: ignore file lines
#3You should establish a proper pattern for storing credentials instead. Many people use environment variables, but you can also use an external configuration file. Another simple pattern used a lot in django: try: from local_settings import * except Exception: pass Then put any variable you want to override in local_settings.py and put local_settings.py in .gitignore
If you read what TFA says:
"Of course this is a stupid example, you would probably
put the username, password and other important stuff in
another file, say a config file, but let’s assume that
this is not possible, or somehow this variable cannot be
else where."Re: Git: ignore file lines
#4You should establish a proper pattern for storing credentials instead. Many people use environment variables, but you can also use an external configuration file. Another simple pattern used a lot in django: try: from local_settings import * except Exception: pass Then put any variable you want to override in local_settings.py and put local_settings.py in .gitignore
If you read what TFA says: "Of course this is a stupid example, you would probably put the username, password and other important stuff in another file, say a config file, but let’s assume that this is not possible, or somehow this variable cannot be else where."
I'd still argue that this is an anti-pattern. If you find yourself in a situation where you want to leave out a line from git in the middle of a file, you should reconsider the structure of your code/project/whatever.
Re: Git: ignore file lines
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you read what TFA says: "Of course this is a stupid example, you would probably put the username, password and other important stuff in another file, say a config file, but let’s assume that this is not possible, or somehow this variable cannot be else where."
I'd still argue that this is an anti-pattern. If you find yourself in a situation where you want to leave out a line from git in the middle of a file, you should reconsider the structure of your code/project/whatever.
Agreed. The article isn't particularly useful because it essentially says "this is how you solve a 'problem' that I'm only going to demonstrate by giving an example I immediately dismiss" and not explaining the type of situation in which this might be useful. Every time I've found myself in a similar situation, the problem has not been that git doesn't allow me to pretend that certain lines in a file don't exist, it's been that my design has been lacking.
Re: Git: ignore file lines
#6In practice, I never use 'commit -a' or 'git add -A'. I prefer to use 'git gui' to interactively stage files or just specific lines. This way I can be sure of what is being committed.
Re: Git: ignore file lines
#7In practice, I never use 'commit -a' or 'git add -A'. I prefer to use 'git gui' to interactively stage files or just specific lines. This way I can be sure of what is being committed.
Github's app [1] does much the same thing, but (IMO) with a much nicer interface. And it works with any git repo, not just one with a github remote.
Re: Git: ignore file lines
#8You can put MySQL or MySQLi connection credentials in php.ini. Bu ignore line will be useful for me too, I have a second connection to the reports database.
Re: Git: ignore file lines
#9You should establish a proper pattern for storing credentials instead. Many people use environment variables, but you can also use an external configuration file. Another simple pattern used a lot in django: try: from local_settings import * except Exception: pass Then put any variable you want to override in local_settings.py and put local_settings.py in .gitignore
If you're on a django project, most probably you're using virtualenv. I had a habit of just putting environment variables in the postactivate script.
Re: Git: ignore file lines
#10You should establish a proper pattern for storing credentials instead. Many people use environment variables, but you can also use an external configuration file. Another simple pattern used a lot in django: try: from local_settings import * except Exception: pass Then put any variable you want to override in local_settings.py and put local_settings.py in .gitignore
Ok, here, have a better example:
I contract for a company which has set rules for their stuff. Trying to change these rules would be an amount of effort similar to becoming CEO, starting out as a deckswabber.
One of their project is a web app. It has an .htaccess file. In production it is configured to run like this:
Addhandler fcgid-script .fcgi
Addhandler cgi-script .fcgi
OP's tool is perfect for this kind of situation.