From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:47:59 GMT
Subject: Re: git support for "xattrs" (extended filesystem attributes)?
Message-ID: <xmqqr06xwzdc.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <5b4c09a9-64bb-e672-e604-120563fc1ad6@das-werkstatt.com>

"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.