Search results for backup
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git-mergetool
/docs/git-mergetoolDefaults to `true` (i.e. keep the backup files). mergetool.keepTemporaries:: When invoking a custom merge tool, Git uses a set of temporary files to pass to the tool.
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git-prune-packed
/docs/git-prune-packedPacks are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, disk storage, etc.
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git-repack
/docs/git-repackPacks are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, disk storage, etc.
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git-filter-branch
/docs/git-filter-branchThis is a very destructive approach, so *make a backup* or go back to cloning it. You have been warned.
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gitignore
/docs/gitignore., backup or temporary files generated by the user's editor of choice) generally go into a file specified by `core.excludesFile` in the user's `~/.gitconfig`.
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git-cvsserver
/docs/git-cvsserverSo if you have to fully or partially (from old backup) regenerate the database, you should be suspicious of pre-existing CVS sandboxes.
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git-update-index
/docs/git-update-indexIt can be useful when the inode change time is regularly modified by something outside Git (file system crawlers and backup systems use ctime for marking files processed) (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
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git-config
/docs/git-configIf false, the ctime differences between the index and the working tree are ignored; useful when the inode change time is regularly modified by something outside Git (file system crawlers and some backup
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user-manual
/docs/user-manualThis typically includes files generated by a build process or temporary backup files made by your editor. Of course, 'not' tracking files with Git is just a matter of 'not' calling `git add` on them.