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| author | Brendan Forster <github@brendanforster.com> | 2018-10-27 10:41:57 -0300 |
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| committer | Brendan Forster <github@brendanforster.com> | 2018-10-28 18:17:26 -0300 |
| commit | 37ec8ba529097314ea1707b36317c6f71fc98dea (patch) | |
| tree | 56eeb9d24e19a808da544f51ed746ac30baf5ce4 | |
| parent | 663ff83ba7ad73d631bcca79918a8491398db165 (diff) | |
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add section about updated folder structure
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@@ -18,10 +18,17 @@ the following resources are a great place to start: ## Folder structure -The files in the root directory are for `.gitignore` templates that are -project-specific, such as language or framework specific templates. -Global (operating system or editor specific) templates should go into the -[`Global/`](./Global) directory. +We support a collection of templates, organized in this way: + +- [`Global`](./Global) contains templates for various editors, tools and + operating systems that can be used in different situations. It is recommended + that you either [add these to your global template](https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/#create-a-global-gitignore) + or merge these rules into your project-specific templates if you want to use + them permanently. +- [`ecosystem`](./ecosystem) contains specialized templates coalescing around + popular programming languages, but don't make sense to live in the mainstream + templates. These should be added to your project-specific templates when you + decide to adopt the framework or tool. ## Contributing guidelines |