Basic files that must be ignored

The other files, such as IDEs files, third-party files and system files must be added in the gitignore global of the system, not in the project scope.

Magento.gitignore

-.htaccess.sample
-.modgit/
-.modman/
-app/code/community/Phoenix/Moneybookers/
-app/code/community/Cm/RedisSession/
-app/code/core/
-app/design/adminhtml/default/default/
-app/design/frontend/base/
-app/design/frontend/rwd/
-app/design/frontend/default/blank/
-app/design/frontend/default/default/
-app/design/frontend/default/iphone/
-app/design/frontend/default/modern/
-app/design/frontend/enterprise/default
-app/design/install/
-app/etc/modules/Enterprise_*
-app/etc/modules/Mage_*.xml
-app/etc/modules/Phoenix_Moneybookers.xml
-app/etc/modules/Cm_RedisSession.xml
-app/etc/applied.patches.list
-app/etc/config.xml
-app/etc/enterprise.xml
-app/etc/local.xml.additional
-app/etc/local.xml.template
-app/etc/local.xml
-app/.htaccess
-app/bootstrap.php
-app/locale/en_US/
-app/Mage.php
-/cron.php
-cron.sh
-dev/.htaccess
-dev/tests/functional/
-downloader/
-errors/
-favicon.ico
-/get.php
-includes/
-/index.php
-index.php.sample
-/install.php
-js/blank.html
-js/calendar/
-js/enterprise/
-js/extjs/
-js/firebug/
-js/flash/
-js/index.php
-js/jscolor/
-js/lib/
-js/mage/
-js/prototype/
-js/scriptaculous/
-js/spacer.gif
-js/tiny_mce/
-js/varien/
-lib/3Dsecure/
-lib/Apache/
-lib/flex/
-lib/googlecheckout/
-lib/.htaccess
-lib/LinLibertineFont/
-lib/Mage/
-lib/PEAR/
-lib/Pelago/
-lib/phpseclib/
-lib/Varien/
-lib/Zend/
-lib/Cm/
-lib/Credis/
-lib/Magento/
-LICENSE_AFL.txt
-LICENSE.html
-LICENSE.txt
-LICENSE_EE*
-/mage
-media/
-/api.php
-nbproject/
-pear
-pear/
-php.ini.sample
-pkginfo/
-RELEASE_NOTES.txt
-shell/.htaccess
-shell/abstract.php
-shell/compiler.php
-shell/indexer.php
-shell/log.php
-sitemap.xml
-skin/adminhtml/default/default/
-skin/adminhtml/default/enterprise
-skin/frontend/base/
-skin/frontend/rwd/
-skin/frontend/default/blank/
-skin/frontend/default/blue/
-skin/frontend/default/default/
-skin/frontend/default/french/
-skin/frontend/default/german/
-skin/frontend/default/iphone/
-skin/frontend/default/modern/
-skin/frontend/enterprise
-skin/install/
-var/
+#--------------------------#
+# Magento Default Files    #
+#--------------------------#
+
+/app/etc/local.xml
+/media/*
+!/media/.htaccess
+!/media/customer/.htaccess
+!/media/dhl/logo.jpg
+!/media/downloadable/.htaccess
+!/media/xmlconnect/custom/ok.gif
+!/media/xmlconnect/original/ok.gif
+!/media/xmlconnect/system/ok.gif
+/var/*
+!/var/.htaccess
+!/var/package/*.xml