| commit | 2dc53617a43fda3df12e51e765fe4043935cfc22 | |
| author | Johan Herland <johan@herland.net> | |
| Wed, 16 May 2007 00:31:40 +0000 (16 02:31 +0200) | ||
| committer | J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> | |
| Sat, 19 May 2007 05:06:05 +0000 (19 01:06 -0400) | ||
| tree | 1b249e42f35254ab04050dc8f949bb0827192e78 | treesnapshot (tar.gz zip) |
| parent | 187b0d80dfad2f51df580bffbbc1e7bc2103f6d4 | commitdiff |
user-manual: Add section on ignoring files
The todo list at the end of the user manual says that something must be
said about .gitignore. Also, there seems to be a lack of documentation
on how to choose between the various types of ignore files (.gitignore
vs. .git/info/exclude, etc.).
This patch adds a section on ignoring files which try to introduce how
to tell git about ignored files, and how the different strategies
complement eachother.
The syntax of exclude patterns is explained in a simplified manner, with
a reference to git-ls-files(1) which already contains a more thorough
explanation.
Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
The todo list at the end of the user manual says that something must be
said about .gitignore. Also, there seems to be a lack of documentation
on how to choose between the various types of ignore files (.gitignore
vs. .git/info/exclude, etc.).
This patch adds a section on ignoring files which try to introduce how
to tell git about ignored files, and how the different strategies
complement eachother.
The syntax of exclude patterns is explained in a simplified manner, with
a reference to git-ls-files(1) which already contains a more thorough
explanation.
Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
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