From 6b7a9333048088116d1a215f2d24c2abf6e3bdf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: softwaredevelop <61334390+softwaredevelop@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 07:52:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor .gitignore for MQL5: Clean up file extensions and
 improve clarity

---
 community/MetaTrader5.gitignore | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/community/MetaTrader5.gitignore b/community/MetaTrader5.gitignore
index 0e235ca7..21fef0aa 100644
--- a/community/MetaTrader5.gitignore
+++ b/community/MetaTrader5.gitignore
@@ -4,27 +4,38 @@
 # Compiled MQL5 executables (binaries)
 # These are generated from .mq5 source files and should not be committed.
 *.ex5
-*.ex4 # For MQL4 compatibility if you also manage MT4 projects in a similar structure
+# For MQL4 compatibility if you also manage MT4 projects in a similar structure
+*.ex4
 
 # Log files
 # Terminal logs, strategy tester logs, and custom logs from Print() functions.
 *.log
-*.slog # Strategy Tester logs
+# Strategy Tester logs
+*.slog
 
 # Strategy Tester specific files
 # History data, optimization results, and temporary files used by the tester.
-*.fxt  # FXT files (history data for testing)
-*.hst  # History data files (can be large)
-*.ini  # Initialization files (often generated by tester or EAs)
-*.dat  # Data files (various purposes, often temporary)
-*.csv  # CSV export files (e.g., from tester reports)
-*.jrn  # Journal files (tester journal)
+# FXT files (history data for testing)
+*.fxt
+# History data files (can be large)
+*.hst
+# Initialization files (often generated by tester or EAs)
+*.ini
+# Data files (various purposes, often temporary)
+*.dat
+# CSV export files (e.g., from tester reports)
+*.csv
+# Journal files (tester journal)
+*.jrn
 
 # Market Watch sets and profiles
 # User-specific lists of symbols in Market Watch, and terminal profiles.
-*.set  # Market Watch symbol sets
-*.tpl  # Chart templates
-*.chr  # Chart settings files (can be generated when saving templates or profiles)
+# Market Watch symbol sets
+*.set
+# Chart templates
+*.tpl
+# Chart settings files (can be generated when saving templates or profiles)
+*.chr
 
 # External libraries (DLLs)
 # If you use custom DLLs, you might want to ignore them if they are built separately
@@ -33,14 +44,19 @@
 
 # User-specific configuration and credentials
 # Files containing sensitive information or local user settings.
-.env   # Environment variables (e.g., for Python integration credentials)
-*.cfg  # Configuration files (if not meant to be shared)
-*.json # Be careful: if you have config JSONs you *do* want to commit, add specific exceptions.
-       # Example: !config.json (to include config.json but ignore other *.json)
+# Environment variables (e.g., for Python integration credentials)
+.env
+# Configuration files (if not meant to be shared)
+*.cfg
+# Be careful: if you have config JSONs you *do* want to commit, add specific exceptions.
+*.json
+# Example: !config.json (to include config.json but ignore other *.json)
 
 # Temporary files and backup files generated by MetaEditor
-*.~*   # Temporary files (e.g., ~MyScript.mq5)
-*.bak  # Backup files (e.g., MyScript.mq5.bak)
+# Temporary files (e.g., ~MyScript.mq5)
+*.~*
+# Backup files (e.g., MyScript.mq5.bak)
+*.bak
 *.mqh.bak
 *.mq5.bak
 
@@ -51,7 +67,11 @@
 # Python specific ignores (if you also keep Python scripts or Jupyter notebooks in this repository)
 # These are relevant if your Git repo root is higher up (e.g., the terminal folder itself)
 # or if you mix Python code within your MQL5 structure.
-__pycache__/       # Python compiled bytecode cache
-.ipynb_checkpoints/ # Jupyter Notebook checkpoints
-*.pyc              # Python compiled files
-*.pyd              # Python dynamic modules
+# Python compiled bytecode cache
+__pycache__/
+# Jupyter Notebook checkpoints
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
+# Python compiled files
+*.pyc
+# Python dynamic modules
+*.pyd