There is an assume-unchanged option you can set with git-update-index, but
that's for your local repository only; it is possible that other developers
will overwrite the file.
If you tell us some more details, the list may give you better answers or
alternatives, though.
Best,
Gergely
On 6 Jan
I have some "data batches" inside my project. These batches are in a binary
proprietary format, and I don't need to save their content into the repo.
User can add a files to a batch using an external binary utility. But every
batch should have some "batch header" files (binary also, but very small
I think you could check in the "header files" as you want them to be
then add the files to your .gitignore that way any changes made to those
header files would not be committed to the repo. Another option I think
would work which might be the better solution is to use a git hook to
copy the
Thank you.
I tried to add these files to .gitignore, but "git status" shows them as
"modified" or "deleted" anyway.
Using git hook is a good idea too. How can I create a hook which will run
after clone and after each pull (just in case I added some new batches)?
2016-01-06 22:34 GMT+02:00 Chris
How about (given the comment about it being a template):
create an orphan branch
add just that file to the branch and commit.
Tag the commit
delete the branch
get folks to 'git checkout tag -- file'.
Perhaps even make that an alias.
Once it is in the repo it's fixed, unchanged forever!
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