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This is how we scrub and ignore OS X DS_Store files using git.....
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Remove and Ignore DS_Store Files
cp -pR first-null-commit first-null-commit-scrubbed
cd first-null-commit-scrubbed
vi .git/.gitignore # edit to ignore .DS_STORE files
git rm -rf .DS_STORE
git status
git add .
git commit -m 'https://github.com/jdonson/first-null-commit/issues/4 This is to prevent git from adding annoying DS_Store files to repo. See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/107701/how-can-i-remove-ds-store-files-from-a-git-repository '
# how to test?
git status
git push
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What does the -pR stand for?

And how does this ensure the file will not be recreated?

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