Re: dotfiles in git template dir are not copied
Grégoire PARIS <postmaster@greg0ire.fr> writes:
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>> You could, for example, have your template directory itself be a git
> repository.
>
> I can and I do and indeed, that might be the reason behind this.
> I made a PR to document this : https://github.com/git/git/pull/325
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> From: Grégoire PARIS <postmaster@greg0ire.fr>
> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:33:40 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] Document dotfiles exclusion on template copy
>
> Since there is no dotfile in the default template directory, there was
> no point in making the check for . or .. more accurate when copying. Now
> that you can customize the template directory, it would make sense, but
> it's actually a good thing to at this because you would not want to have
> your git directory copied in every git directory that is created should
> you decide to put your template directory under version control. Plus it
> might be used as a feature by people who would want to exclude some
> files.
> See https://public-inbox.org/git/20170217204411.2yixhuazgczxmmxa@sigill.intra.peff.net/T/#t
I do not think what was discussed there adds much. Drop this line.
Instead, add your sign-off (Documentation/SubmittingPatches) here
Signed-off-by: Grégoire PARIS <postmaster@greg0ire.fr>
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> ---
> Documentation/git-init.txt | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
> index 9d27197de8..e3b185cf86 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
> @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ TEMPLATE DIRECTORY
> ------------------
>
> The template directory contains files and directories that will be copied to
> -the `$GIT_DIR` after it is created.
> +the `$GIT_DIR` after it is created, unless their name starts with a dot.
"... that will be copied ..., unless they are dot" is not incorrect per-se, but perhaps rewriting the whole sentence, e.g. "Files and directories in the template directory whose name do not start with a dot will be copied to ...", may make it easier to read, I suspect.
greg0ire
