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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 18, 2015, 20:45 UTC
Message-ID: <CAPc5daWNTm5qtd1HJdgQ+-yqUpeMaMmK_UuUiyhxCF6gD3K9dQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CANSxx61FaNp5SBXJ8Y+pWn0eDcunmibKR5g8rttnWGdGwEMHCA@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Alessandro Zanardi <pensierinmusica@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Here are other sources describing the issue:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21109672/git-ignoring-icon-files-because-of-icon-rule
>
> http://blog.bitfluent.com/post/173740409/ignoring-icon-in-gitignore
>
> Sorry to bother the Git development team with such a minor issue, I just
> wanted to know if it's already been fixed.

I do not ship your ~/.gitignore_global file as part of my software, so the problem is not mine to fix in the first place ;-)

Where did you get that file from? We need to find whoever is responsible and notify them so that these users who are having the issue will be helped.

Thanks.