Ignore modified (but not committed) files in git?
GitGit SvnIgnoreGit Problem Overview
Can I tell git to ignore files that are modified (deleted) but should not be committed?
The situation is that I have a subdirectory in the repo which contains stuff I'm not interested in at all, so I deleted it to prevent it showing up in auto-completions and the like (in the IDE).
But now, if I add that folder to .gitignore, simply nothing changes, all the stuff is shown as deleted by git status.
Is there a way to make git ignore it either way?
(Alternatively, as I'm using git-svn, could I commit the changes to the local git and ensure they are not passed on to the svn repo?)
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
check out the git-update-index man page and the --assume-unchanged bit and related.
when I have your problem I do this
git update-index --assume-unchanged dir-im-removing/
or a specific file
git update-index --assume-unchanged config/database.yml
Solution 2 - Git
A newer and better option is
git update-index --skip-worktree which won't be lost on a hard reset or a new change from a pull.
See the man page.
And a comparison at http://fallengamer.livejournal.com/93321.html
Solution 3 - Git
Use this code
git update-index --assume-unchanged file-name
Solution 4 - Git
What I usually do is
git stash
git whatever-else
git stash apply
git stash clear
Solution 5 - Git
Tracked files can't be ignored, so you'll have to remove them from your index first. Add a .gitignore that ignores the directories you don't want, then delete them, and remove any stragglers with git rm --cached.
Solution 6 - Git
What worked in my case:
git restore --staged filename
Example: git restore --staged index.js