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Peter Lauri <peterlauri@gmail.com> writes:

> Great, I have gotten the concept now :)
>
> My workaround for my problem is to rename the file to ....default and
> then all will work out well :) Copy the file then and locally modify
> it, but it will be in .gitignore so not tracked :)

I think it is not even an workaround but is a solid software
configuration practice that is recommended.