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Dev tools · September 23, 2011

make git ignore certain changed files in repo

Git ignore changed files on commit. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

make git ignore certain changed files in repo launched on September 23, 2011 with 11 votes, #97 of 306 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 15 years on.

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This is a Git utility script that allows developers to ignore certain changed files when committing to a repository. Shared as a GitHub Gist, it helps manage which files get included in commits without permanently adding them to the gitignore file. The tool is useful for developers who need to exclude specific modified files from version control on a temporary or case-by-case basis while working in Git repositories.

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