How do I manage the .chezmoiignore file itself?

[ilium007]

I can't chezmoi add the .chezmoiignore.tmpl file:

✗ chezmoi add --template .local/share/chezmoi/.chezmoiignore.tmpl 
chezmoi: /Users/xxx/.local/share/chezmoi: cannot add chezmoi file to chezmoi (/Users/xxx/.local/share/chezmoi is protected)

Should this file be part of my machine bootstrap script and be written before I run chezmoi apply for the first time? I currently write the .config/chezmoi/chezmoi.toml as part of my bootstrap process.

Currently, my .chezmoiignore.tmpl file is not able to be stored in my dotfiles repo.

[twpayne]

Manage it with git in your source directory:

$ chezmoi cd
$ git add .chezmoiignore.tmpl
$ git commit

[ilium007]

That worked, thanks. So why didn't chezmoi add .chezmoiignore.tmpl from within the chezmoi source directory work?

[twpayne]

chezmoi is for managing files outside its source directory. git is for managing files inside chezmoi's source directory. If chezmoi managed files inside its own source directory you'd end up with lots of race conditions.

[ilium007]

That makes sense. Thanks.