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

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.TH "GIT\-SECRET\-ADD" "1" "May 2016" "" ""
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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, ensure that they are ignored by \fBgit\fR, since they must be secure and not be commited 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 recommened to add filenames directly into the \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR, use the command\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.nf

\-i  \- auto adds given files to the `\.gitignore` if they are unignored at the moment\.
\-h  \- shows this help\.
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.fi
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
git\-secret\-init(1), git\-secret\-tell(1), git\-secret\-hide(1), git\-secret\-reveal(1)