git-secret/man/man1/git-secret-add.1

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.TH "GIT\-SECRET\-ADD" "1" "April 2018" "sobolevn" "git-secret"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBgit\-secret\-add\fR \- starts to track added files\.
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf

git secret add [\-i] <pathspec>\.\.\.
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.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBgit\-secret\-add\fR adds a filepath(es) into the \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR\. When adding files to encrypt, ensure that they are ignored by \fBgit\fR by mentioning them in \.gitignore, since they must be secure and not be committed into the remote repository unencrypted\.
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.P
If there\'s no users in the \fBgit\-secret\fR\'s keyring, when adding a file, an exception will be raised\.
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.P
It is not recommended to add filenames directly into the \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR, use the \fBgit secret add\fR command\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.nf

\-i  \- adds given files to `\.gitignore` if they\'re not there already
\-h  \- shows this help\.
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.fi
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.SH "MANUAL"
Run \fBman git\-secret\-add\fR to see this note\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
git\-secret\-init(1) \fIhttp://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-init\fR, git\-secret\-tell(1) \fIhttp://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-tell\fR, git\-secret\-hide(1) \fIhttp://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-hide\fR, git\-secret\-reveal(1) \fIhttp://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-reveal\fR