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https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore does that

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Disclosure: This issue was the first time I had heard of tmignore, and while I haven't used that tool, I'm thrilled to see developers across the globe being proactive about keeping their backups lean 😁

The .gitignore file may be designed to keep certain files out of a repository, but that doesn't always mean they should be excluded from backups.

For example: my project's local configuration file does not belong in source control, but it would be a bummer if my system crashed and I had to recover from Time Machine and rebuild the configuration file.

It appears that tmignore does permit certain file/directory patterns to be explicitly included in the Time Machine backups, but I think the two projects are approaching it from two different positions: while tmignore tries to squeeze every last unneeded file out of the Time Machine backups, Asimov takes more of a "we'll keep out the things that we are certain can easily be re-installed if needed" approach. The latter might result in some unnecessary files getting into the backups, but it also means you won't risk important files not getting in.

Fortunately, tools are using tmutil under the hood, though, so they should work just fine together if you want maximum exclusions 😄.

Thank you for the suggestion, and please give us a heads up if you do happen to run into conflicts when using both!

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