Enable Ignore of NuGet Packages Folder By Default

Submitting this for consideration.

The first thing that I do on every new project is to go in and uncomment the packages folder. With the prevalence of NuGet and prominence of its use in the Visual Studio environment, along with how well package restore *just works* now, I believe this should be the default.

While I understand that package restore isn't on by default, I would argue that the types of developers using NuGet _and_ a distributed SCM are the types of developers that would omit the binaries from source control.

diff --git a/IgnorePackages b/IgnorePackages
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..d5ab3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IgnorePackages
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
+## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+
+# User-specific files
+*.suo
+*.user
+*.sln.docstates
+
+# Build results
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Dd]ebugPublic/
+[Rr]elease/
+x64/
+build/
+bld/
+[Bb]in/
+[Oo]bj/
+
+# MSTest test Results
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+
+#NUNIT
+*.VisualState.xml
+TestResult.xml
+
+# Build Results of an ATL Project
+[Dd]ebugPS/
+[Rr]eleasePS/
+dlldata.c
+
+*_i.c
+*_p.c
+*_i.h
+*.ilk
+*.meta
+*.obj
+*.pch
+*.pdb
+*.pgc
+*.pgd
+*.rsp
+*.sbr
+*.tlb
+*.tli
+*.tlh
+*.tmp
+*.tmp_proj
+*.log
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+.builds
+*.pidb
+*.svclog
+*.scc
+
+# Chutzpah Test files
+_Chutzpah*
+
+# Visual C++ cache files
+ipch/
+*.aps
+*.ncb
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.cachefile
+
+# Visual Studio profiler
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.vspx
+
+# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
+$tf/
+
+# Guidance Automation Toolkit
+*.gpState
+
+# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# JustCode is a .NET coding addin-in
+.JustCode
+
+# TeamCity is a build add-in
+_TeamCity*
+
+# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+*.dotCover
+
+# NCrunch
+*.ncrunch*
+_NCrunch_*
+.*crunch*.local.xml
+
+# MightyMoose
+*.mm.*
+AutoTest.Net/
+
+# Web workbench (sass)
+.sass-cache/
+
+# Installshield output folder
+[Ee]xpress/
+
+# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
+DocProject/buildhelp/
+DocProject/Help/*.HxT
+DocProject/Help/*.HxC
+DocProject/Help/*.hhc
+DocProject/Help/*.hhk
+DocProject/Help/*.hhp
+DocProject/Help/Html2
+DocProject/Help/html
+
+# Click-Once directory
+publish/
+
+# Publish Web Output
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+*.azurePubxml
+
+# NuGet Packages Directory
+packages/*
+## TODO: If the tool you use requires repositories.config uncomment the next line
+#!packages/repositories.config
+
+# Enable "build/" folder in the NuGet Packages folder since NuGet packages use it for MSBuild targets
+# This line needs to be after the ignore of the build folder (and the packages folder if the line above has been uncommented)
+!packages/build/
+
+# Windows Azure Build Output
+csx/
+*.build.csdef
+
+# Windows Store app package directory
+AppPackages/
+
+# Others
+sql/
+*.Cache
+ClientBin/
+[Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
+~$*
+*~
+*.dbmdl
+*.dbproj.schemaview
+*.pfx
+*.publishsettings
+node_modules/
+
+# RIA/Silverlight projects
+Generated_Code/
+
+# Backup & report files from converting an old project file to a newer
+# Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed, because we have git ;-)
+_UpgradeReport_Files/
+Backup*/
+UpgradeLog*.XML
+UpgradeLog*.htm
+
+# SQL Server files
+*.mdf
+*.ldf
+
+# Business Intelligence projects
+*.rdl.data
+*.bim.layout
+*.bim_*.settings
+
+# Microsoft Fakes
+FakesAssemblies/
+
+# =========================
+# Windows detritus
+# =========================
+
+# Windows image file caches
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+
+# Folder config file
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/

diff --git a/VisualStudio.gitignore b/VisualStudio.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index 2518b00..0000000
--- a/VisualStudio.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,189 +0,0 @@
-## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
-## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
-
-# User-specific files
-*.suo
-*.user
-*.sln.docstates
-
-# Build results
-[Dd]ebug/
-[Dd]ebugPublic/
-[Rr]elease/
-x64/
-build/
-bld/
-[Bb]in/
-[Oo]bj/
-
-# MSTest test Results
-[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
-[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
-
-#NUNIT
-*.VisualState.xml
-TestResult.xml
-
-# Build Results of an ATL Project
-[Dd]ebugPS/
-[Rr]eleasePS/
-dlldata.c
-
-*_i.c
-*_p.c
-*_i.h
-*.ilk
-*.meta
-*.obj
-*.pch
-*.pdb
-*.pgc
-*.pgd
-*.rsp
-*.sbr
-*.tlb
-*.tli
-*.tlh
-*.tmp
-*.tmp_proj
-*.log
-*.vspscc
-*.vssscc
-.builds
-*.pidb
-*.svclog
-*.scc
-
-# Chutzpah Test files
-_Chutzpah*
-
-# Visual C++ cache files
-ipch/
-*.aps
-*.ncb
-*.opensdf
-*.sdf
-*.cachefile
-
-# Visual Studio profiler
-*.psess
-*.vsp
-*.vspx
-
-# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
-$tf/
-
-# Guidance Automation Toolkit
-*.gpState
-
-# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
-_ReSharper*/
-*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
-*.DotSettings.user
-
-# JustCode is a .NET coding addin-in
-.JustCode
-
-# TeamCity is a build add-in
-_TeamCity*
-
-# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
-*.dotCover
-
-# NCrunch
-*.ncrunch*
-_NCrunch_*
-.*crunch*.local.xml
-
-# MightyMoose
-*.mm.*
-AutoTest.Net/
-
-# Web workbench (sass)
-.sass-cache/
-
-# Installshield output folder
-[Ee]xpress/
-
-# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
-DocProject/buildhelp/
-DocProject/Help/*.HxT
-DocProject/Help/*.HxC
-DocProject/Help/*.hhc
-DocProject/Help/*.hhk
-DocProject/Help/*.hhp
-DocProject/Help/Html2
-DocProject/Help/html
-
-# Click-Once directory
-publish/
-
-# Publish Web Output
-*.[Pp]ublish.xml
-*.azurePubxml
-
-# NuGet Packages Directory
-## TODO: If you have NuGet Package Restore enabled, uncomment the next line
-#packages/*
-## TODO: If the tool you use requires repositories.config, also uncomment the next line
-#!packages/repositories.config
-
-# Enable "build/" folder in the NuGet Packages folder since NuGet packages use it for MSBuild targets
-# This line needs to be after the ignore of the build folder (and the packages folder if the line above has been uncommented)
-!packages/build/
-
-# Windows Azure Build Output
-csx/
-*.build.csdef
-
-# Windows Store app package directory
-AppPackages/
-
-# Others
-sql/
-*.Cache
-ClientBin/
-[Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
-~$*
-*~
-*.dbmdl
-*.dbproj.schemaview
-*.pfx
-*.publishsettings
-node_modules/
-
-# RIA/Silverlight projects
-Generated_Code/
-
-# Backup & report files from converting an old project file to a newer
-# Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed, because we have git ;-)
-_UpgradeReport_Files/
-Backup*/
-UpgradeLog*.XML
-UpgradeLog*.htm
-
-# SQL Server files
-*.mdf
-*.ldf
-
-# Business Intelligence projects
-*.rdl.data
-*.bim.layout
-*.bim_*.settings
-
-# Microsoft Fakes
-FakesAssemblies/
-
-# =========================
-# Windows detritus
-# =========================
-
-# Windows image file caches
-Thumbs.db
-ehthumbs.db
-
-# Folder config file
-Desktop.ini
-
-# Recycle Bin used on file shares
-$RECYCLE.BIN/