Re: Can git ignore parts of files

> I have kind of an odd problem that is causing me grief in git.  I figure
> someone has a good solution here.  (Or not, they will soon.)
> 
> I have a couple of kernel .config files that are checked into git.  They
> are used to test kernel configurations for the nightly builds where I
> work.
> 
> We have a bunch of kernel developers working on drivers.  When they add
> a new driver, they add in the options in the test file to make it
> compile in the test builds.
> 
> The problem is that the kernel config file has a timestamp at the top of
> the file that is generated by "make oldconfig" or "make config".  Other
> than removing the timestamp each time manually, is there a way to get
> git to ignore the timestamp on a merge?