Filters are applied in one of two directions: smudging - which is
exporting a file from the Git object database to the working directory,
and cleaning - which is importing a file from the working directory to
the Git object database. These values control which direction of
change is being applied.
Filters are applied in one of two directions: smudging - which is exporting a file from the Git object database to the working directory, and cleaning - which is importing a file from the working directory to the Git object database. These values control which direction of change is being applied.