# .gitignore for /etc/nginx/ (and similar system config dirs)

Patterns to exclude from a system config git repo:

```
# Nginx log files
*.log
access.log
error.log

# Backup files (generated by config management or manual edits)
*.bak-*

# Generated/temporary files
*.swp
*.swo
*~
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db
```

The `*.bak-*` glob is critical — nginx config tools and manual edits often create timestamped
backups like `nginx.conf.bak-20260707-184147`. Without this, every backup pollutes the repo.