The use case in my post is admittedly pretty specific, but we don't want to add the config files to .gitignore because the files are needed for the codebase to run properly. These config files also happen to have debugging options in them, so you have to modify the git working tree to enable them.
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But I'm a little confused about your use case. It seems to me that adding the file to
.gitignorewould do the trick.The use case in my post is admittedly pretty specific, but we don't want to add the config files to
.gitignorebecause the files are needed for the codebase to run properly. These config files also happen to have debugging options in them, so you have to modify the git working tree to enable them.