git bash ignore file code example

Example 1: how to put files into gitignore

$ echo debug.log >> .gitignore
$ git rm --cached debug.log
rm 'debug.log'
$ git commit -m "Start ignoring debug.log"

Example 2: git exclude some files from git commit

To exclude some files from git commit
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syntax  - git update-index --assume-unchanged 
example - git update-index --assume-unchanged default/config.php

To undo the above command
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syntax  - git update-index --no-assume-unchanged 
example - git update-index --no-assume-unchanged default/config.php

Example 3: how to git ignore a file

git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global