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Does git track all file data and metadata?

April 26, 2017Data file git metadata track

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Does git track all file data and metadata?

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No. Git has a specific notion of tracked “content”, which is basically just the file data. It is thus not directly suitable for tracking directories where additional filesystem information is significant, such as “/etc” or home directories. See ContentLimitations for more details.