Thanks, I didn't miss that. I have no control over the content in the file so I don't know what an appropriate number is. Although I guess an unfeasible large one would make a clash highly unlikely. On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 at 23:28, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Nicholas Bransby-Williams <nbransby@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > I guess using such a long marker makes it less likely but there no > > reason you wouldn't have a 32 character long title in markdown > > > > Example.... :) > > > > An important heading in markdown > > ================================ > > You probably missed the part that I said .gitattributes is under > control of those who are editing the files the entry refers to. So > when you edit the file and add such a line, you can easily edit the > attributes file and pick an appropriate number.