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Claude Warren resolved RAT-473.
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Fix Version/s: 0.17
Resolution: Fixed
Fixed with noted PRs.
> Ignore files matching the global .gitignore
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> Key: RAT-473
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RAT-473
> Project: Apache Rat
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Reporter: Arnout Engelen
> Priority: Minor
> Fix For: 0.17
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> rat already ignores local files matching the patterns in .gitignore when
> scanning for license/copyright headers.
> Some tools, such as some editors/IDEs (but also other utilities), leave
> behind files in the project that should similarly be ignored. Especially for
> obscure tools, it would be nice to be able to do that without having to
> contribute to the .gitignore in the upstream repository. In such cases it's
> helpful to put those patterns in a user-specific 'global' gitignore
> ([https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore).] Git supports this, but rat currently
> doesn't take it into account.
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