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Asked: 2026-05-23T23:12:59+00:00

Is there a way to mark a file in Git such that a git

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Is there a way to mark a file in Git such that a “git add .” won’t stage it but have it still show up under git status?

I know this sounds crazy, but the reason is I have some local script files that I’d like to see in my git GUI (Tower) browse window, however I don’t want them added to the repo when I “stage all”.

If I untrack the files and set status showUntrackedFile = Normal (or all) they show up, but then they get added back in by “git add .” or “Stage All”. If I put them in .gitignore they won’t get added/staged but they won’t show up in the browse window either (which at least in tower is effectively git status).

Is there a way to get ignored files to show up in git status? I’m guessing no, but am hoping for a cleaver work around?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You could create an alias that calls git status and
    git ls-files -o -i --exclude-standard after status…
    Kind of a hack, but it should work.
    I just tested this and it works

    • Set the alias:

      git config --global alias.st '!git status && echo "**IGNORED FILES**" && git ls-files -o -i --exclude-standard'

    • Run git st instead of git status

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