From: Anders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:38:55 GMT
Subject: Re: Excluding files from git-diff
Message-ID: <48F9220F.5060009@cup.kalibalik.dk>
In-Reply-To: <20081017145313.GA23471@eriks>

Erik Hahn wrote:
> 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