Here’s how to set-up globally a set of excludes when using GIT, in this case setting up GIT to ignore .DS_Store files on a Mac.
First add a common ignore file to the GIT configuration, in this case stored in the users home directory called .gitignore
NOTE: you’ll need to use the Terminal application found in the Utilities directory of the Applications folder on your Mac to run these commands.
git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore
Next add the exclude line for .DS_Store to the .gitignore file either with your favourite editor or simply with this command which will create it if it doesn’t already exist as well.
echo .DS_Store >> ~/.gitignore
You’re done!