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Re: adding files in .git?

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Mar 16, 2009, 16:56 UTC
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E R <pc88mxer@gmail.com> writes:
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> 1) Use another file in .git similar to the "description" file (such as
> .git/short-description)
> 2) Use a setting in the .git/config file.
>
> Any comments on the advantages/disadvantages of these approaches?

Neither of them will propagate through clone. Depending on your use-case, this is an advantage or not.

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Matthieu
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