Gentlemen, I have whipped up this: #!/bin/sh -e #git-cache-meta -- simple file meta data caching and applying. #Simpler than etckeeper, metastore, setgitperms, etc. : ${GIT_CACHE_META_FILE=.git_cache_meta} case $@ in --store|--stdout) case $1 in --store) exec > $GIT_CACHE_META_FILE; esac find $(git ls-files) \ \( -user ${USER?} -o -printf 'chowm %u %p\n' \) \ \( -group $USER -o -printf 'chgrp %g %p\n' \) \ \( \( -type l -o -perm 755 -o -perm 644 \) -o -printf 'chmod %#m %p\n' \);; --apply) sh -e $GIT_CACHE_META_FILE;; *) 1>&2 echo "Usage: $0 --store|--stdout|--apply"; exit 1;; esac -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html