Comment on Show HN: make git ignore certain changed files in repoComments−jcsalterego14yFor those who aren't familiar with the git subcommand, `git update-index --[no-]assume-unchanged` is at the core of this script.It's useful for ignoring checked-in files locally, such as overriding app config settings for a local dev server.−landhar14yHow is this better than creating a local branch ?−falseOP14yThis has nothing to do with branching. Here is the idea I tried to replicate http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug-...
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For those who aren't familiar with the git subcommand, `git update-index --[no-]assume-unchanged` is at the core of this script.
It's useful for ignoring checked-in files locally, such as overriding app config settings for a local dev server.
How is this better than creating a local branch ?
This has nothing to do with branching. Here is the idea I tried to replicate http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug-...