Subject: Re: git support for "xattrs" (extended filesystem attributes)?

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:47:59 +0900

"Peter B." <[email-masked]> writes:

> I'm evaluating and testing extended attributes (xattrs) for
> professional archival collection use.
> I couldn't find any proper documentation/information on how (well) git
> supports including xattrs in version control.

Git tracks contents, pathnames where these contents are stored, and
the executable bit.  Nothing else.  Not even the owner/group of each
contents, or time of creation or the last modification.

I do not think Git is even aware of xattr at all.