From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:22:06 GMT Subject: Re: Is the "text" attribute meant *only* to specify end-of-line normalization behavior, or does it have broader implications? Message-ID: <7v62dmlzjl.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Chris Harris writes: > A related point of confusion: I've noticed that, if you start with a > question along the lines of "how can I explicitly tell git that a file > is binary", then the web currently gives a slightly confusing array of > answers. For example: >... > It makes me wonder if the documentation could be improved a little on > this count, though I don't yet feel solid enough in my understanding > to propose a particular patch. If you only read your analysis on gitattributes documentation, it would be clear that text/-text does not have much to do with binaryness, and it also gives an authoritative advice "binary". We do not have direct control over third-party sites that give incorrect information, so people need to bug them as they find mistakes. I think ProGit actively accepts patches; I do not know about others. Thanks.