Sigurd Spieckermann

Or [`_skip_if_exists`](https://copier.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuring/#skip_if_exists) depending on your needs

@entelecheia I see how this would work for `copier update` when the userland exclude list is present in the project. But how would it work for `copier copy`? Would you...

> `.copier.yml` looks too similar to `copier.yml`, so we better use another thing... :+1: > I kinda like the initiative from https://dot-config.github.io/, so I feel more inclined to default to...

@lhupfeldt I also realized that there was some confusion about "template-land" vs. userland config / ignore file. [I also misunderstand the OT at first](https://github.com/copier-org/copier/issues/1131#issuecomment-1537051136). So just to fully clarify your...

> > You'd like the `_exclude` setting in `copier.yml` to default to the content of the `.gitignore` file in the template repo _in addition to_ the [`DEFAULT_EXCLUDE` list](https://github.com/copier-org/copier/blob/f3639ee12baac4601b7ac76fc3bf3ca2f18deea5/copier/template.py#L42-L51). Correct? >...

Two arguments against using `git-autoshare`: 1. It is licensed under GPLv3, which would [poison our MIT license](https://github.com/copier-org/copier/issues/1398#issuecomment-1817448137). 2. It doesn't seem actively maintained.

That's a great idea! :clap: Also, thanks for the proof of concept! :pray: (And great name `copierception` and meme! 😂) I think this could work indeed. :tada: I've created another...

We could even create a template for meta-templates that generates this filesystem layout. 🤣

> IIUC this isn't really a big problem because both the meta-template and the sub-template use `_subdirectory`. Thus, the sub-template's answers file (which points to the version in the meta-template)...

Perhaps a slightly better alternative to the `--answers-file .copier-answers-meta.yml` flag in the command ```sh copier --answers-file .copier-answers-meta.yml copier-python-meta copier-python-django-meta/meta-template ``` is ``` copier --answers-file ../.copier-answers.yml copier-python-meta copier-python-django-meta/meta-template ``` which 1....