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Re: dotfile support

From
Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Dec 7, 2005, 15:28 UTC
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<20051207145646.GA9207@tumblerings.org>
Zack Brown wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> What's the status of dotfile support? I can only find one thread that really
> discusses the issue:
>

What sort of "dotfile support" are you hinting at? git being able to handle them, or git being able to ignore them? Both are implemented. The former by default and the latter through .gitignore.

Files you want to version-control ofcourse has to be added with "git add", but that's not just dotfiles and it's really the only sane behaviour.

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  5. David A. WheelerApr 17, 2005
  6. Morten WelinderApr 17, 2005
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  11. David A. WheelerApr 17, 2005
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