Alias: ignore package-lock.json and yarn.lock in git diff

gd-and-gds.md

Don't want to see package-lock.json and yarn.lock in your git diff? Here are two nifty aliases that hide these files from your diff.

alias gd="git diff -- :!package-lock.json :!yarn.lock"
alias gds="git diff --staged -- :!package-lock.json :!yarn.lock"

just btw, you can add such aliases directly to your ~/.gitconfig, like so:

$ cat .gitconfig 
[user]
	name = me
	email = mymail

[color]
	diff = auto
	status = auto
	branch = auto

[alias]
	rs = restore --staged
	co = checkout
	ci = commit
	cp = cherry-pick
	st = status
	d = diff :!package-lock.json
	dc = diff --cached :!package-lock.json


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You can also add entries to a .gitattributes file within your repo to exclude them from any diff output. This has the benefit of working every time git produces a diff, and not just when you use your alias.

package-lock.json -diff
yarn.lock -diff

I get bash: !package: event not found

just btw, you can add such aliases directly to your ~/.gitconfig, like so:

That's right :) but that would still require you to prefix each command with git such as: git d vs. just typing the following in your terminal gd.