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Re: Basic Git Questions

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AKAdam Kellas <adam.kellas@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 21, 2010, 02:59 UTC
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On 12/20/2010 2:21 PM, George Spelvin wrote:
> 1) .gitignore.  If the files are such that you never want git to pay
>     attention to them, you can add them to the .gitignore file.

My own preferred pattern is to flip the default: I put a '*' in .gitignore and use "add -f" when I want files tracked.

AK
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  1. George SpelvinDec 20, 2010
  2. Adam KellasDec 21, 2010

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