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Re: [RFC] separate .git from working directory

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Sean <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
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Oct 11, 2006, 22:48 UTC
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:41:03 +0200 "Alex Riesen" <raa.lkml@gmail.com> wrote:

> You can even leave the name as is: it is impossible to misunderstand
> a file for directory (except on AIX). Or put the information in extended
> attributes.

Actually, if you just make .git a symlink to the real $GIT_DIR find won't recurse into it.

Sean
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