How can I keep example config files in GIT? -

How can I keep example config files in GIT? -

i have config file our debug output scheme contains bunch of illustration lines. want of engineers basic version of file when clone repo.

i don't want commit changes file. want ignore changes, leave file in repo else.

how do this? if git ignore file git wants me commit changes .gitignore repo. changing ~/.gitignore seems have no effect - changes still show in sourcetree.

btw, did search around , find thread. doesn't seem looking for. stop tracking , ignore changes file in git

if update index (git update-index) in order instruct git file "hasn't changed", local modifications won't have committed:

git update-index --assume-unchanged -- yourfile

this local solution though: else can still modify , commit changes same file.

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