| whoppix | Quick git question, perhaps someone knows the answer: I have a file in my git tree (locally and in the repository), but I want git to ignore the file completely, i.e. git is not to touch the file on the file system by updating it or merging local changes into the repository |
| rindolf | whoppix: you can use .gitignore |
| rindolf | I think |
| whoppix | rindolf, hmm, good idea, thanks. |
| whoppix | that was slow. |
| whoppix | rindolf, hmm, I think git update-index --assume-unchanged is what I need. |
| whoppix | .gitignore is only for untracked files |
| rindolf | whoppix: OK, have no clue what that is. |
| rindolf | Git is so complicated. |
| rindolf | And so opaque |
| whoppix | rindolf, me neither, but the doc tells me to use that. |
| rindolf | whoppix: can you believe the docs? |
| rindolf | The docs may be lying. |
| rindolf | Don't trust the docs. |
| rindolf | Don't trust anything. |
| rindolf | You're all alone. |
| rindolf | It's you against the machine. |
| rindolf | When in doubt, use the source code. |
| rindolf | Not some sissy documentation. |
| whoppix | right |
| whoppix | I'll have some of what you've been smoking |
| rindolf | whoppix: I'm 100% clean. |