Example global gitignore file

.gitignore_global

# Compiled source #
###################
*.com
*.class
*.dll
*.exe
*.o
*.so

# Packages #
############
# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
# git has its own built in compression methods
*.7z
*.dmg
*.gz
*.iso
*.jar
*.rar
*.tar
*.zip

# Logs #
######################
*.log

# OS generated files #
######################
._*
.Spotlight-V100
.Trashes
ehthumbs.db
Thumbs.db

# Mac crap #
############
.DS_Store
.DS_Store?

# Python #
##########
*.pyc

.gitignore_global_long

# If you choose this option, make sure to remove `_long` at the end of the file name so that the file is saved as `.gitignore_global`
####################################################
# Global .gitignore Flle
# Reference:  http://help.github.com/ignore-files/
# Save this in a file as: ~/.gitignore_global
#####################

# Maven #
#########
target/

# Eclipse #  
###########
*.classpath
.settings/

# Compiled source #
###################
*.com
*.class
*.dll
*.exe
*.o
*.so

# Packages #
############
# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
# git has its own built in compression methods
*.7z
*.dmg
*.gz
*.iso
*.jar
*.rar
*.tar

# Logs and databases #
######################
*.log
*.sqlite

# OS generated files #
######################
.DS_Store*
ehthumbs.db
Icon?
Thumbs.db

# Node.js #
###########
node_modules
/dist
.npm-debug.log
/theme
/.idea

# Testing #
###########
coverage/

# Unit Test / Coverage Reports #
################################
htmlcov/
.tox/
.coverage
.coverage.*
.cache
nosetests.xml
coverage.xml
*,cover
.hypothesis/
venv/
.python-version

# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files #
#########################################
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class

# Distribution / packaging #
############################
.Python
env/
build/
develop-eggs/
dist/
downloads/
eggs/
.eggs/
lib/
lib64/
parts/
sdist/
var/
*.egg-info/
.installed.cfg
*.egg

# PyInstaller #
###############
*.manifest
*.spec

# Installer logs #
##################
pip-log.txt
pip-delete-this-directory.txt

# Translations #
################
*.mo
*.pot

# Ipython Notebook #
####################
.ipynb_checkpoints