diff --git a/commands.cpp b/commands.cpp
index 342ba15..c9a6165 100644
--- a/commands.cpp
+++ b/commands.cpp
@@ -1069,6 +1069,9 @@ int add_gpg_user (int argc, const char** argv)
 	const std::string		state_gitattributes_path(state_path + "/.gitattributes");
 	if (access(state_gitattributes_path.c_str(), F_OK) != 0) {
 		std::ofstream		state_gitattributes_file(state_gitattributes_path.c_str());
+		//                          |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 80 chars
+		state_gitattributes_file << "# Do not edit this file.  To specify the files to encrypt, create your own\";
+		state_gitattributes_file << "# .gitattributes file in the directory where your files are.\n";
 		state_gitattributes_file << "* !filter !diff\n";
 		state_gitattributes_file.close();
 		if (!state_gitattributes_file) {