Show HN: make git ignore certain changed files in repo

Post by false » Sat, Sep 24, 2011, 1:14 AM UTC

landhar wrote: post #10

jcsalterego wrote: post #9

For those who aren't familiar with the git subcommand, `git update-index --[no-]assume-unchanged` is at the core of this script. It's useful for ignoring checked-in files locally , such as overriding app config settings for a local dev server.

How is this better than creating a local branch ?

Post by false » Sat, Sep 24, 2011, 12:16 PM UTC

waffle_ss wrote: post #13

These are the aliases I have set in my .gitconfig for a similar (same?) purpose: [alias] ignore = !git update-index --assume-unchanged unignore = !git update-index --no-assume-unchanged ignored = !git ls-files -v | grep "^[[:lower:]]" Usage: `git ignore foo.rb`, `git unignore foo.rb`; `git ignored` to list all currently ignored files.