Watch or Unwatch a file in git

config

# Goes in your .git/config file
[alias]
  # Temporarily stop tracking a file in git. 
  # usage: git unwatch path/to/file
  unwatch = update-index --assume-unchanged
  
  # Resume tracking a file in git. 
  # usage: git watch path/to/file
  watch = update-index --no-assume-unchanged

Thanks! Useful addition:

# List files that are temporarily untracked. 
# usage: git ignored
ignored = !git ls-files -v | grep "^[[:lower:]]"

# List files that are temporarily untracked. 
# usage: git ignored
ignored = !git ls-files -v | grep "^[[:lower:]]" | cut -c3-

piggy-backs off the above and cleans up the output to include filename only :o)