.gitignore Isn't the Only Way to Ignore Files in Git

🚀 Git's Hidden File Management Secrets



Git offers more than just .gitignore for managing files; you can also use git update-index --assume-unchanged and git update-index --skip-worktree to ignore files, providing flexibility in handling project files.

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🚀 Git's Hidden File Management Secrets



Git offers more than just .gitignore for managing files; you can also use git update-index --assume-unchanged and git update-index --skip-worktree to ignore files, providing flexibility in handling project files.
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