Add .gitignore for TouchDesigner project#4807
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I checked couple of other .gitignore files and all of them seperates the sections with a single empty line.
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Reasons for making this change
TouchDesigner is a very popular tool in the world of interactive and immersive art. While some online resources describe how to use this software with Git, there is almost no documentation on the various files to ignore. This is unfortunate, given that TouchDesigner automatically generates several files and folders.
I believe it would be beneficial for the community to have access to a standardized "gitignore" file.
The provided gitignore file prevents the tracking of many files automatically created by TouchDesigner. Such as :
It will also take care of many generic files such as :
This file is also uploaded to my personnal account :
https://github.com/samuelfavreaubdeb/TouchDesigner-gitignore
Links to documentation supporting these rule changes
Official documentation : https://docs.derivative.ca/
How TouchDesigner works : https://docs.derivative.ca/First_Things_to_Know_about_TouchDesigner
Using TouchDesigner with Git : https://derivative.ca/community-post/tutorial/github-external-toxes/61020
If this is a new template
Link to application or project’s homepage: https://derivative.ca/
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