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Re: git and symlinks as tracked content

From
Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>
Date
May 5, 2005, 21:23 UTC
Message-ID
<Pine.LNX.4.21.0505051715500.30848-100000@iabervon.org>
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<200505050709.43307.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
On Thu, 5 May 2005, Alan Chandler wrote:
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> On Thursday 05 May 2005 00:03, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> 
> > (on the other hand, it might make sense for git to handle files starting
> > with '.', and only skip .git).
> 
> definitely only as an option.  I envisage checking out (maybe anonymously) 
> from svn or other repositories and then using git locally to manage my own 
> development.  It would be preferable for the .git repository not to be 
> "polluted" with the svn prisine trees etc

It wouldn't touch them at all unless you specifically added them. The present situation is that git ignores files starting with "." even if you specifically add them.

	-Daniel
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  7. Kay SieversMay 3, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2005
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  10. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2005
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  15. Linus TorvaldsMay 3, 2005
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  17. David A. WheelerMay 4, 2005
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  19. Alan ChandlerMay 5, 2005
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  22. David A. WheelerMay 6, 2005
  23. Daniel BarkalowMay 5, 2005
  24. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2005
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