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From: Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>
Subject: Re: How to ignore a modified file?
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torsdag 05 mars 2009 09:44:19 skrev dealmaker <vinkhc@gmail.com>:
> 
> Hi, 
>   I run "git status", and I saw the a modified file in a directory.  I want
> to ignore all files in that directory.  I put the directory name into
> .gitignore, but it still shows as modified file.  Why?  How do I ignore the
> directory?
> Thanks.

git update-index --assume-unchanged <files...>

-- robin