in
.BR dgit(7) .
+If there is an existing macro attribute line
+.B [attr]dgit-defuse-attrs
+in .git/info/attributes,
+but it is insufficient,
+because it was made by an earlier version of dgit
+and git has since introduced new transforming attributes,
+modifies the macro to disable the newer transformations.
+
(If there is already a macro attribute line
.B [attr]dgit-defuse-attrs
in .git/info/attributes
-(whatever its effects),
+which does what dgit requires
+(whatever files it effects),
this operation does nothing further.
This fact can be used to defeat or partially defeat
dgit setup-gitattributes