Keeping WordPress Under [Version] Control with Git

My default .gitignore file looks something like this:

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# Exclude these files from the git repo

wp-content/backup/*

wp-content/cache/*

wp-content/upgrade/*

wp-content/uploads/*

sitemap.*

wp-config.php

# Hidden system files

*.DS_Store

*[Tt]humbs.db

*.Trashes

# Include these files in previously blocked directories

!wp-content/uploads/.htaccess