title: Can I use .gitignore_global to ignore file for all users over multiple repos?
body: <p>In my dev team, we have multiple projects spanned across several git repos. Those projects actually share a few common config elements. We have recently made a local change to one of our shared config files that none of us wish to commit to the production environment.</p>
  
  <pre><code>/www/
  |
  |-- git repo 1 (containing shared config files)
  |-- git repo 2 uses files from 1
  |-- git repo 3 uses files from 1
  |-- git repo n uses files from 1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>While we were setting up a <code>.gitignore</code> file for each repo, I came across <code>~/.gitignore_global</code></p>
  
  <p>Since <code>.gitignore_global</code> is in <code>~/</code>, its per user, right?</p>
  
  <p>Should I have each developer implement their own .gitignore_global file, or can I apply the regular .gitignore to all of them so it can be committed globally?</p>