Some common .gitignore configurations

gitignore_global

# global list of file types to ignore
# from https://gist.githubusercontent.com/octocat/9257657

# --------------------------  COMPILED SOURCES

*.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 AND DATABASES

*.log
*.sql
*.sqlite

# --------------------------  OS GENERATED FILES

.DS_Store
.DS_Store?
._*
.Spotlight-V100
.Trashes
ehthumbs.db
Thumbs.db

# --------------------------  TXT EDITOR BACKUPS

*.*~