This has been suggested (and rejected) several times before. Most recently:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-core/7HB0wdRzfVE https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7870 On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:38 AM, Weston Platter <westonplat...@gmail.com>wrote: > In the autogenerated .gitignore file (rails source = > http://goo.gl/Pc6Sp<http://goo.gl/Pc6Sp>), > database.yml is *NOT* git ignored. > > I'd suggest > 1) add "config/database.yml" to the .gitignore .gitignore. > 2) keep generated "config/database.yml" the exact same - no change. > 3) generate a new file, "config/database.yml.sample", which would be > presumably version controlled. > > Also inlcude simple explanation for presence of > database.yml/database.yml.sample, and strongly suggest not version > controller actual database.yml. > > If this sounds good, I'll PR the code. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-core/-/68pSy0QVvKQJ. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-core@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-core@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en.
