diff --git a/doc/forum/How_to_add_dotfiles_in_direct_mode__63__/comment_1_d62d4b9ae5f1ec825fc58090689f7571._comment b/doc/forum/How_to_add_dotfiles_in_direct_mode__63__/comment_1_d62d4b9ae5f1ec825fc58090689f7571._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b38fba2282 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/How_to_add_dotfiles_in_direct_mode__63__/comment_1_d62d4b9ae5f1ec825fc58090689f7571._comment @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 1""" + date="2017-08-17T15:52:29Z" + content=""" +The best way is to make your .gitattributes file configure annex.largefiles +to not match the files or file extensions that you want to not be annexed. +(Including the .gitattributes file itself.) + +There are also ways to temporarily override annex.largefiles if you want to +add a single file to git. Although this can be messy to need to remember if +you later modify that file and are adding it again. Configuring +annex.largefiles is better. + +See +"""]]