From b5e8169a85f6937d7d9d90612863fe5eec72d6ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Disservin <disservin.social@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 21:35:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add ignoreRevsFile to CONTRIBUTING.md

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/4980

No functional change
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9e72e1db..e589b4fc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ Changes to Stockfish C++ code should respect our coding style defined by
 [.clang-format](.clang-format). You can format your changes by running
 `make format`. This requires clang-format version 17 to be installed on your system.
 
+## Navigate
+
+For experienced Git users who frequently use git blame, it is recommended to
+configure the blame.ignoreRevsFile setting.
+This setting is useful for excluding noisy formatting commits.
+
+```bash
+git config blame.ignoreRevsFile .git-blame-ignore-revs
+```
+
 ## Community and Communication
 
 - Join the [Stockfish discord][discord-link] to discuss ideas, issues, and