title: How do i manage workspace.xml in Intellij with git
body: <p>I started a new project with my team. We are using <strong>Intellij + Java + git</strong> for developing the software. </p>
  
  <p>The problem I have is that I made a <code>.gitignore</code> file for git auto-generated by <a href="http://www.gitignore.io" rel="nofollow noreferrer">gitignore.io</a>. The file ignores the <code>workspace.xml</code> and the <code>Project.iml</code> files in my Project, which is good, because they cause merging conflicts later. </p>
  
  <p>The thing is when I push the project on <a href="http://www.bitbucket.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bitbucket.org</a> and my collegues want to clone it so they can work on it, they have no <code>workspace.xml</code>. So Intellij can't open it up as a project. </p>
  
  <p>Is there any way they can generate the missing Files or any Import option to make it a project again? </p>