Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > If you have a static list of attributes, that is OK (though you are > presumably better off with /etc/gitattributes or similar that covers all > repos). > ... > but still tell users that "json" is a well-known name, and if they want > to get the same treatment for an arbitrary file "foo" that they would > get for "foo.json", they have to add attributes mapping it, like: > > foo diff=json > > inside their repo. Yes, you described the reason very well why we didn't add "global" or "system-wide" attribute files. Thanks for commenting on my somewhat tongue-in-cheek "devil's advocate" remark.
