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Re: Excluding files from git-diff

From
AMAnders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk>
Date
Oct 17, 2008, 23:38 UTC
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<48F9220F.5060009@cup.kalibalik.dk>
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<20081017145313.GA23471@eriks>
Erik Hahn wrote:
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> I'm currently working on a script whose developer does not use
> git. Hence, when I mail him the patch, I don't want to include the
> .gitignore file. Is it possible to exclude a file from git-diff (except
> not adding it to git, of course?)
>

I don't think that this is what you are asking about, but it's a neat trick anyway :-).

To permanently exclude files from git diff, set up a custom diff driver in ~/.gitconfig:

[diff "nodiff"]
    command = /bin/true

and then mention the files that should use this driver in .git/info/attributes:

.gitignore diff=nodiff
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  1. Erik HahnOct 17, 2008
  2. Raphael ZimmererOct 17, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinOct 17, 2008
  4. Michael J GruberOct 17, 2008
  5. Christian JaegerOct 17, 2008
  6. Eric RaibleOct 17, 2008
  7. Christian JaegerOct 18, 2008
  8. Jeff KingOct 18, 2008
  9. Christian JaegerOct 18, 2008
  10. Jeff KingOct 18, 2008
  11. Jeff KingOct 18, 2008
  12. Anders MelchiorsenOct 17, 2008

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