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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by astrange on Saturday March 30, 2024 @04:09AM (#39872853)
That's not what gitignore does. I can't think of a way it would let you hide this exploit.
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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by zamalek on Saturday March 30, 2024 @07:55AM (#39873991)
Accidentally committing it.
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Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com... by astrange on Sunday March 31, 2024 @12:06AM (#39881339)
Makes it a bit harder for sure. What actually happens if you git add something that's ignored? I assumed it would still let you do it, but never tried.
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