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@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ also used by `git annex addurl` and `git annex importfeed` when downloading
files. When a file does not match annex.largefiles, these commands will files. When a file does not match annex.largefiles, these commands will
add its content to git instead of to the annex. add its content to git instead of to the annex.
This saves you the bother of keeping things straight when adding files.
## examples ## examples
For example, let's make only files larger than 100 kb be added to the annex, For example, let's make only files larger than 100 kb be added to the annex,
and never *.c and *.h source files. and never `*.c` and `*.h` source code files.
Write this to the `.gitattributes` file: Write this to the `.gitattributes` file:
@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ checkouts behave differently. The git configuration overrides the
## syntax ## syntax
The way the `.gitattributes` example above works is, *.c and *.h files The way the `.gitattributes` example above works is, `*.c` and `*.h` files
have the annex.largefiles attribute set to "nothing", which matches nothing, have the annex.largefiles attribute set to "nothing", which matches nothing,
and so those files are never treated as large files. All other files use and so those files are never treated as large files. All other files use
the other value, which checks the file size. the other value, which checks the file size.