git-cache-meta -- simple file meta data caching and applying.

git-cache-meta.sh

#!/bin/sh -e

#git-cache-meta -- simple file meta data caching and applying.
#Simpler than etckeeper, metastore, setgitperms, etc.
# 2014-02-25 change filetime from accessed time to modifpeied time by cojad
# 2012-03-05 - added filetime, andris9
#modified by n1k
# - save all files metadata not only from other users
# - save numeric uid and gid
#from http://www.kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2009/1/9/4654694

: ${GIT_CACHE_META_FILE=.git_cache_meta}
case $@ in
    --store|-f|--stdout|-c)
    case $1 in --store|-f) exec > $GIT_CACHE_META_FILE; esac
    find $(git ls-files)\
        \( -printf 'chown %U "%p"\n' \) \
        \( -printf 'chgrp %G "%p"\n' \) \
        \( -printf 'touch -c -d "%AY-%Am-%Ad %AH:%AM:%AS" "%p"\n' \) \
        \( -printf 'chmod %#m "%p"\n' \) ;;
    --apply|-r) sh -e $GIT_CACHE_META_FILE;;
    *) 1>&2 echo "Usage:"
            echo "  $0 --store|--stdout|--apply";
            echo "        --store   -f  store meta in file";
            echo "        --stdout  -c  output to cosole";
            echo "        --apply   -r  restore meta"; exit 1;;
esac

git-cache-time.sh

#!/bin/sh -e

#git-cache-time -- simple file timestamp caching and applying.
#Simple solution to store/restore timestamp from git repository
# - save only file modification timestamp
# 2014-02-25 change filetime from accessed time to modified time by cojad
# 2012-03-05 - added filetime, andris9
#modified by n1k
#from http://www.kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2009/1/9/4654694
: ${GIT_CACHE_META_FILE=.git_cache_meta}
case $@ in
    --store|-f|--stdout|-c)
    case $1 in --store|-f) exec > $GIT_CACHE_META_FILE; esac
    find $(git ls-files)\
        \( -printf 'touch -c -d "%TY-%Tm-%Td %TH:%TM:%TS" "%p"\n' \) ;;
    --apply|-r) sh -e $GIT_CACHE_META_FILE;;
    *) 1>&2 echo "Usage:"
            echo "  $0 --store|--stdout|--apply";
            echo "        --store   -f  store timestamp in file";
            echo "        --stdout  -c  output to cosole";
            echo "        --apply   -r  restore timestamp"; exit 1;;
esac

instructions.md

source:

git-cache-time              Works like git-cache-meta but only store file timestamp

git-cache-meta --store      Cache all meta include numeric uid/gid/permission in .git_cache_meta
git-cache-meta -f           Alias of --store

git-cache-meta --stdout     Same as --store but output in console
git-cache-meta -c           Alias of --stdout

destination:

git-cache-meta              Works like git-cache-meta but only store file timestamp
                            but restore "all" the meta in .git_cache_meta
                            
git-cache-meta --apply      Apply/Restore meta saved in .git_cache_meta
git-cache-meta -r           Alias of --apply

It is wonderful the collaboration level the humans can naturally organize 🥰
andris9 have started this and y'all started appending into it, respecting/including the previous contributions
All of that not on a git repository, but providing a frugal way into a gist!

In case of any interest/need (and personally this script've helped me as I have a compulsion for preserving dates), here is a unified repository with all of your contributions! 🎉🥳 (🎊 look like a beach bikini)

https://github.com/Floflis/git-meta

AntonioMeireles brayrobert201 stefanbj Explorer09 Cojad the-mars mkortleven-emg danny0838 bizonix

Sorry arno01 for not including yours, as it seemed very incomplete and cmw reported it didn't worked.

https://gist.github.com/andris9/1978266#gistcomment-3929036

Interesting updates, please head into the original gist.