git commit all, but ignore/exclude a file once

Question

I want to commit a number of files that have changed. Yet, there is one file, which should be excluded only for this commit. Thus, I looking for something like

git commit -m "Many changes." * -ignore src/later.txt

this might help: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7239333/how-do-i-commit-only-some-files — ihaider, Apr 23 '20 at 16:20

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 23 '20 at 16:19

5

Just do git add . then git reset the file you don't want

git add .
git reset src/later.txt
git commit -m "Many changes"

answered Apr 23 '20 at 16:19

eftshift0

26,375
3
36
60

Wouldn't `git add -u` would be better here? – Paolo Apr 23 '20 at 16:41
I don't know if the file the OP is talking about is tracked or not, actually... at least my _hunch_ from reading is that it's a tracked file. But anyway, without knowing if it is tracked or not, we can't really be sure if `-u` would pull it off or not. – eftshift0 Apr 23 '20 at 17:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 23 '20 at 16:26

0

to do this you should unstage that particular file using "git reset --pathoffile" then go ahead commit others

answered Apr 23 '20 at 16:26

raven404

1,039
9
14

git commit all, but ignore/exclude a file once

2 Answers2