gitignore

A curated repo that merges official templates from github/gitignore. Current combination: Unity + Python.

Files

File	Description
unity_python.gitignore	Merged Unity / Python templates, split into Section 1: Unity / Section 2: Python banners; each banner carries a ?raw=true source link for direct download
scripts/merge_gitignores.py	Merge script: fetches both official templates from main and regenerates the combined file
.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml	GitHub Action that keeps the combined file in sync (daily cron + fork-sync push trigger)

Auto sync

• Triggers: schedule once a day (21:17 UTC) + manual workflow_dispatch
• Flow: fetch official Unity.gitignore / Python.gitignore → run the merge script → compare against the committed file
• Change detection is content-based: upstream commits that do not touch these two files produce no empty commit; any real change is committed and pushed as agent
• The cron pulls upstream content directly via raw.githubusercontent.com, so it works regardless of fork sync; this fork's master shares no history with upstream, so GitHub "Sync fork" cannot update it anyway
• Scheduled workflows only run from the repository's default branch: keep master as default in Settings → Branches, or the cron will silently stop

Run manually

python scripts/merge_gitignores.py          # regenerate unity_python.gitignore
python scripts/merge_gitignores.py --check  # check only, exit 1 on difference

Notes

• GitHub disables scheduled workflows after 60 days of repository inactivity; re-enable manually if that happens
• The workflow declares permissions: contents: write; if org/repo policy restricts workflows to read-only, allow read/write under Settings → Actions → General → Workflow permissions