Re: [PATCH] git-archive documentation: .gitattributes must be committed

> +Note that attributes are by default taken from the `.gitattributes` files
> +in the tree that is being archived.  If you want to tweak the way the
> +output is generated after the fact (e.g. you committed without adding an
> +appropriate export-ignore in its `.gitattributes`), adjust the checked out
> +`.gitattributes` file as necessary and use `--work-tree-attributes`
> +option.  Alternatively you can keep necessary attributes that should apply
> +while archiving any tree in your `$GIT_DIR/info/attributes` file.