diff --git a/confs/gitignore.global b/confs/gitignore.global
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+#
+# Ignore these files globally in this repo.
+#
+
+# Emacs #
+#########
+*~
+\#*\#
+/.emacs.desktop
+/.emacs.desktop.lock
+*.elc
+auto-save-list
+tramp
+.\#*
+
+# Org-mode
+.org-id-locations
+*_archive
+
+# flymake-mode
+*_flymake.*
+
+# eshell files
+/eshell/history
+/eshell/lastdir
+
+# elpa packages
+/elpa/
+
+# reftex files
+*.rel
+
+# AUCTeX auto folder
+/auto/
+
+# cask packages
+.cask/
+dist/
+
+# Flycheck
+flycheck_*.el
+
+# server auth directory
+/server/
+
+# projectiles files
+.projectile
+
+# directory configuration
+.dir-locals.el
+
+
+# Compiled source #
+###################
+*.com
+*.class
+*.dll
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.so
+
+# Packages #
+############
+# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
+# git has its own built in compression methods
+*.7z
+*.dmg
+*.gz
+*.iso
+*.jar
+*.rar
+*.tar
+*.zip
+
+# Logs and databases #
+######################
+*.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+*.uuid
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/libs/configs/gitignore.global.yaml b/libs/configs/gitignore.global.yaml
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+- link:
+    ~/.gitignore.global: confs/gitignore.global
+
+- shell:
+  -
+    command: git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore.global