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		globular-toast 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: .gitignore Everything by Default Git already works like this. It won't commit anything unless you explicitly stage it first.
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der_gopher 6 days ago [–]

Yes, but people miss often what is committed, especially if the change is big.

globular-toast 6 days ago | [–]

Eh? You explicitly have to add files to the stage before git will commit anything.

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