# How to ignore a modified file? 3 messages from 2009-03-05 to 2009-03-05. Participants: dealmaker, Sverre Rabbelier, Robin Rosenberg. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/18144 ## dealmaker, 2009-03-05 08:44 Subject: How to ignore a modified file? Message-ID: <1236242659559-2428157.post@n2.nabble.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1236242659559-2428157.post%40n2.nabble.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. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/How-to-ignore-a-modified-file--tp2428157p2428157.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ``` ## Sverre Rabbelier, 2009-03-05 08:50 Subject: Re: How to ignore a modified file? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/fabb9a1e0903050050r322f1c54q8fd704cecc126115%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <1236242659559-2428157.post@n2.nabble.com> ``` Heya, On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 09:44, dealmaker wrote: > [...] How do I ignore [a tracked] directory? $ git rm -rf --cached dirname && git commit -m "Removed directory from git" Git will tell you about changes to the contents of the directory until you stop tracking it. --cached will prevent the folder from actually being removed from your harddisk. -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier ``` ## Robin Rosenberg, 2009-03-05 20:45 Subject: Re: How to ignore a modified file? Message-ID: <200903052145.08249.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200903052145.08249.robin.rosenberg.lists%40dewire.com In-Reply-To: <1236242659559-2428157.post@n2.nabble.com> ``` torsdag 05 mars 2009 09:44:19 skrev dealmaker : > > 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 -- robin ```