Git: Ignore files for public repository, but not for private

Question

I\'m deploying a Rails app on Heroku (for now) via git, and would also like to have a public version for people to look at. Some files are sensitive and should only be commi

Answer 1

One way to do this would be to put your private file(s) in a submodule, and refer to that module from your public repo. (Alternately, you could put your public files in a submodule, and refer to that repo from your private repo.)