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How to tell Magit to ignore specific modified files?
This file is gigantic and has many diffs and slows magit down. Is there a way I can tell magit to ignore this file when computing unstaged changes? To reiterate, I don’t want to untrack the file or add it to my .gitignore, I just want magit to ignore it. You can tell git to temporarily ignore changes to a certain file using:
Can you use Magit as a Git client?
While we cannot (yet) claim that Magit wraps and improves upon each and every Git command, it is complete enough to allow even experienced Git users to perform almost all of their daily version control tasks directly from within Emacs. While many fine Git clients exist, only Magit and Git itself deserve to be called porcelains.
Where can I install Magit on my computer?
Magit can be installed using Emacs’ package manager or manually from its development repository. Magit is available from Melpa and Melpa-Stable. If you haven’t used Emacs’ package manager before, then it is high time you familiarize yourself with it by reading the documentation in the Emacs manual, see (emacs)Packages.
When do you apply a change in Magit?
The change can be a file or a hunk, or when the region is active (i.e. when there is a selection) several files or hunks, or even just part of a hunk. The change or changes that these commands – and many others – would act on are highlighted. Magit also implements several other “apply variants” in addition to staging and unstaging.
How can I tell Git to ignore specific modified…?
To reiterate, I don’t want to untrack the file or add it to my .gitignore, I just want magit to ignore it. You can tell git to temporarily ignore changes to a certain file using: Magit will respect that setting too. Thanks for contributing an answer to Emacs Stack Exchange!
How does the index work in git diff?
Compares the content and mode of the blobs found in a tree object with the corresponding tracked files in the working tree, or with the corresponding paths in the index. When arguments are present, compares only paths matching those patterns. Otherwise all tracked files are compared.
Which is the best diff algorithm for Git?
The basic greedy diff algorithm. Currently, this is the default. Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible diff is produced. Use “patience diff” algorithm when generating patches. This algorithm extends the patience algorithm to “support low-occurrence common elements”.