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, … Read more
This question already has answers here: Can git ignore a specific line? (9 answers) Closed 7 years ago. .gitignore can ignore whole files, but is there a way to ignore specific lines of code while coding? I frequently and repeatedly add the same debug lines in a project, only to have to remember to remove … Read more
What is the correct way to make git ignore temporary files produced by vim in all directories (either globally across the system or locally for a single project)? 12 Answers 12
Visual Studio 2015 creates a new folder called “.vs”. What is the purpose of it and should I add it to source control? 3 Answers 3
I love to use git diff -w to ignore whitespace differences. But, I just noticed that it ignores even whitespace differences in the middle of lines. How could I only ignore whitespace differences that come at the start (^) or end ($) of lines? 2 Answers 2
I have some files in my repository that should be ignored, i added them to the .gitignore but, of course, they are not removed from my repository. So my question is, is there a magic command or script using filter-branch that can rewrite my history and remove all these files easily? Or simply a command … Read more
I have a lot of projects in my .Net solution. I would like to exclude all “bin/Debug” and “bin/Release” folders (and their contents), but still include the “bin” folder itself and any dll’s contained therein. .gitignore with “bin/” ignores “Debug” and “Release” folders, but also any dll’s contained in the “bin” folder. bin/Debug or bin/Release … Read more
I am getting my feet wet with Git and have the following issue: My project source tree: / | +–src/ +—-refs/ +—-… | +–vendor/ +—-… I have code (currently MEF) in my vendor branch that I will compile there and then move the references into /src/refs which is where the project picks them up from. … Read more
Can I ignore files locally without polluting the global git config for everyone else? I have untracked files that are spam in my git status but I don’t want to commit git config changes for every single little random untracked file I have in my local branches. 1 13 From the relevant Git documentation: Patterns … Read more
I have a project in which I have to change the mode of files with chmod to 777 while developing, but which should not change in the main repo. Git picks up on chmod -R 777 . and marks all files as changed. Is there a way to make Git ignore mode changes that have … Read more
