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 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. 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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