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RE: which files are "known to git"?

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Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date
May 21, 2018, 13:58 UTC
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On May 21, 2018 7:19 AM, Robert P. J. Day:
>   updating my git courseware and, since some man pages refer to files
> "known to git", i just want to make sure i understand precisely which
files
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> those are. AIUI, they would include:
> 
>   * tracked files
>   * ignored files
>   * new files which have been staged but not yet committed

You might want to consider git metadata/config/attribute files, hooks, filters, etc., that may not be not formally part of a repository, but can be required to ensure the content is complete.

Cheers, Randall

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