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@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ git has only limited tracking of file metadata, being able to track the executable bit, but not other permissions or owner info. So file metadata storage is handled by `metastore`. Amoung other chores, `etckeeper-init` sets up a git hook that use `metastore` to store metadata about file -owners, permissions, modification times, and even extended attributes. This -metadata is stored in git along with everything else, and can be applied if -the repo should need to be checked back out. +owners, permissions, and even extended attributes. This metadata is stored +in git along with everything else, and can be applied if the repo should +need to be checked back out. git cannot track empty directories. So `etckeeper-init` also sets up a git hook to run `etckeeper-pre-commit`, which checks for empty directories |