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 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
  
-How to write an arbitrary blob to a repository to add "supplemental" information, such as contact information or your public GPG key.+How to write an arbitrary blob to a repository to add "supplemental" information, such as contact information or your public GPG key, but without making that blob part of the standard history. 
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 +NOTE: Junio Hamano eventually decided this was a bad idea, as you can see here: [[https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2023/07/31/git-files-hidden-in-plain-sight/]]
  
 ===== The recipe ===== ===== The recipe =====
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