Why do exceptional files exist?

[xnuk]

If .env and .git* files don't fit in the .config/ folder, then what's the specific reason of that?

Some thoughts

• Some guide (12factor.net) suggests to use env vars as a config.
• Some uses .env.development or .env.example in the project's root. Are that exceptional files too?
• Git-related files can be put in .config/git/. Git already reads ~/.config/git/ignore and .git/info/exclude, not just .gitignore. It's matter of choice I think.
• Or, in radical way, could just move .git into .config/git/ (and change GIT_DIR environment to workaround for now).

[pi0]

.git is a storage directory. And i tend to agree with you about 12 factor recommendations over physical file for .env. But it would make it a long discussion here to even involve and can distract proposal from its main goals that’s why for now explicitly excluded.