Show HN: make git ignore certain changed files in repo

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

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

I'm a little confused by what this does... Can't you just not 'git add' a file to have git ignore its changes?

I'm going to try this next week; this is something we could use at work.<p>Plus, can't beat the license.

Nice! I remember being surprised that .gitignore didn't do this.