\fBgit\-secret\-add\fR adds a filepath(s) into \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR and ensures the filepath is mentioned \.gitignore\.
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When adding files to encrypt, \fBgit\-secret\-add\fR (as of 0\.3\.0) will 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\.
When adding files to encrypt, \fBgit\-secret\-add\fR (as of 0\.2\.6) will 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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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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Use the \fBgit secret add\fR command to add filenames to this file\.
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It is not recommended to add filenames directly into \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR\.
Use the \fBgit secret add\fR command to add filenames to this file\. It is not recommended to add filenames directly into \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR\.
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(See git\-secret(7) \fIhttp://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\fR for information about renaming the \.gitsecret folder using the SECRETS_DIR environment variable\.