Hiding some changings from git without .gitIgnore Here is the link from this guy with full description, thanks to him 👏, he saved my day! ✨💖 https://henrebotha.github.io/2017/08/30/hiding-local-file-changes-from-git.html#:~:text=Tips&text=Then%20you%20can%20do%20ghide,forgotten%20about%20a%20hidden%20file. If you plan on using these, I recommend you add some aliases to your .zshrc/.bashrc file: alias ghide = 'git update-index --skip-worktree' alias gunhide = 'git update-index --no-skip-worktree' alias ghidden = 'git ls-files -v . | grep ^S' Then you can do ghide path/to/file to hide, gunhide path/to/file to unhide, and ghidden to list all hidden files. some helpful links: https://automationpanda.com/2018/09/19/ignoring-files-with-git/