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Watch unwatch git file
# 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
Or
git update-index --assumed-changed path/to/file
git update-index --no-assumed-changed path/to/file
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