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Re: git support for "xattrs" (extended filesystem attributes)?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 26, 2024, 19:47 UTC
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"Peter B." <pb@das-werkstatt.com> writes:
> I'm evaluating and testing extended attributes (xattrs) for
> professional archival collection use.
> I couldn't find any proper documentation/information on how (well) git
> supports including xattrs in version control.

Git tracks contents, pathnames where these contents are stored, and the executable bit. Nothing else. Not even the owner/group of each contents, or time of creation or the last modification.

I do not think Git is even aware of xattr at all.
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