Git Attribute Files
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Git attribute files can be used to tell Git to treat certain files different.
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binary
This is a macro for "-text -diff".
export-ignore
The gitattributes manual page reads: "Files and directories with the attribute export-ignore won't be added to archive files."
But what does that mean, exactly?
Ah - it means that a file can be checked in, but when an archive is generated, the file will not be included. That's not what I was looking for. Actually git probably isn't the right tool for what I'm looking for - I want to keep track of events (additions, changes, and deletions) within a file repository, but not maintain revisions of each file, specifically for digital photographs. After doing a little more research, I found Unison again which is probably better suited to the task.
Still, I'm glad to have learned about git attributes!