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Subject: Re: git diff bug?
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 13:58:08 -0400
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On Apr 6, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Michael J Gruber wrote:

>
> Well, I don't think anayone else has tried putting config lines into
> .gitattributes ;)
>
> The "*.el" line goes into .gitattributes (or .git/info/a...), the  
> other
> lines are config lines and thus goe into .git/config or .gitconfig.


Aha, thanks.  The hunk header section in the gitattributes manpage  
turns out to be the only one that shows config stuff without  
mentioning a config file, thus my confusion.  I suggest a tiny patch  
('cept I don't know how to write manpage format)

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