Git, ignore files only when pushing

Question

I have a repo with a env/ folder. This folder is for personal configurations, but, the file must not be changed in the repo. (i.e: you introduce database data (hosts, ports, passwords), but you don't want the repo to have that info.)

Note, the file has other info as well, so the file must be in the repo. (so no .gitignore)

How can I exclude the file changes when pushing to the origin?

So far, I've been deleting and then adding again the extra info every time I make a push. So I need to change the workflow asap.

Also, the repo is not mine, so I can't add or change much around.

Use `.git/info/exclude` which is like `.gitignore` but only for that repo. — eftshift0, Jun 09 '21 at 23:43
And you can't modify whatever is in a revision when pushing... the revisions will be pushed _as is_ — eftshift0, Jun 09 '21 at 23:44
It sounds like you're looking for environment variables here — katamaster818, Jun 09 '21 at 23:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 09 '21 at 23:45

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For this there is the update-index command.

Most likely you want something like this:

 git update-index --assume-unchanged [<file>]

And even though that file is tracked git will no longer look for modifications in that file.

Later if you decide to make changes to the file and commit them you can always do this:

git update-index --no-assume-unchanged [<file>]

answered Jun 09 '21 at 23:45

Vincent Ramdhanie

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Huh, I did that before and didn't work, that's part of the reason I made the post. Now it did. I guess git works in mysterious ways xd. – Carlo Augusto Bagnoli Gomez Jun 09 '21 at 23:49
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I think the reason it didn't work last time was because the file was already modified, so I would add that the command needs to be run before doing modifications to the file. – Carlo Augusto Bagnoli Gomez Jun 09 '21 at 23:50

Git, ignore files only when pushing

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