# Set-up a .gitignore file that will exclude some temporary files from being

    # tracked, as well as decrypted files.

    cat <<EOF >> .gitignore

# BEGIN gitprotect.sh

.gnupg/pubring.gpg~

.gnupg/random_seed

.gnupg/secring.gpg

decrypted/

# END gitprotect.sh

EOF

    # Add the empty keyring and gitignore file to the index so they can be

    # committed by the user.

    git add .gnupg/

    git add .gitignore

    cat <<EOF

$program has set-up the repository directory for encryption. Before proceeding,

please commit the changes. The commit includes empty public and trust keryings for

GnuPG, and gitignore file that prevents inclusion of decrypted files and

temporary GnuPG files.

Before proceeding with the commit, verify the changes with:

git status --staged .

After you have verfied the changes, commit the changes with (you may specify

alternative message):

git commit .gnupg .gitignore -m "Configured directory for use with gitprotect.sh"

EOF