Ross Kabus <rkabus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Is "* -text" in any way different than "-text" (without the * asterisk)? All > of my .gitattributes files have "-text" (no * asterisk) and I haven't noticed > any difference but could I be missing something subtle? > > ~Ross A line in the .gitattibute file is of the form <pattern> <attribute definition>... i.e. a pattern to match paths, with a list of attribute definitions. The asterisk they are showing in their description is the <pattern> part, i.e. "apply the '-text' thing to paths that match '*'", which is equivalent to saying "set text attribute to false for all paths".
