Git-agecrypt – transparent file-level encryption for Git

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Greetings HN! I've forked the excellent work done by [vlaci/git-agecrypt]( https://github.com/vlaci/git-agecrypt ), looks like the original project has not been maintained for a while, so I decided to pick it up, update all the dependencies and add some thorough testing. I like the ability to store sensitive data in public repositories, it's especially useful when bootstrapping new IaC repositories, you don't have anything at the beginning of a new project so there is no place yet to store secrets, this is "a way" of doing it. I know you can use tools like SOPS but I think the transparent approach offered by tools like this one or git-crypt really shine for many use cases. Looking forward to hear your feedback!

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