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- [Grep For A Pattern On Another Branch](git/grep-for-a-pattern-on-another-branch.md) - [Grep For A Pattern On Another Branch](git/grep-for-a-pattern-on-another-branch.md)
- [Grep Over Commit Messages](git/grep-over-commit-messages.md) - [Grep Over Commit Messages](git/grep-over-commit-messages.md)
- [Ignore Changes To A Tracked File](git/ignore-changes-to-a-tracked-file.md) - [Ignore Changes To A Tracked File](git/ignore-changes-to-a-tracked-file.md)
- [Ignore Files Specific To Your Workflow](git/ignore-files-specific-to-your-workflow.md)
- [Include A Message With Your Stashed Changes](git/include-a-message-with-your-stashed-changes.md) - [Include A Message With Your Stashed Changes](git/include-a-message-with-your-stashed-changes.md)
- [Include Or Exclude Remaining Patch Changes](git/include-or-exclude-remaining-patch-changes.md) - [Include Or Exclude Remaining Patch Changes](git/include-or-exclude-remaining-patch-changes.md)
- [Include Some Stats In Your Git Log](git/include-some-stats-in-your-git-log.md) - [Include Some Stats In Your Git Log](git/include-some-stats-in-your-git-log.md)

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# Ignore Files Specific To Your Workflow
_If you want to watch instead of read, I explore this in [Four Ways to Ignore
Files with Git](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip06v7Wnfz0)._
The most common way to tell git to ignore files is to add them to a project's
`.gitignore` file. This file is kept under version control, so it is shared
with anyone who clones the project.
What about ignoring files that shouldn't necessarily be recorded in the
project's `.gitignore`?
For instance, let's say I create a `notes.md` file to write some project notes
to myself or keep track of a few todo items. This file is just for me. I don't
want it committed. Because this `notes.md` is an idiosyncrasy of my workflow, I
don't want to exclude it in the tracked `.gitignore` file.
Instead, this file is a perfect candidate for the git repository's
`.git/info/exclude` file. Git treats entries in this file the same as it does
the `.gitignore` file. This file only exists on my machine and is not under
version control.
```
# .git/info/exclude
notes.md
```
Once I've added that line, `notes.md` will no longer show up as an untracked
file when I run `git status`.
See `man gitignore` for more details.