git commands

git.sh

# ignore local changes to the .gitconfig file
git update-index --skip-worktree .gitconfig

# list skipped files
git ls-files -v | grep ^S

# revert the above
git update-index --no-skip-worktree .gitconfig

# list modified & new files
git ls-files --modified --others --exclude-standard /path/to/limit

# copy modified & new files
cp $(git ls-files --modified --others --exclude-standard /path/to/limit) path/to/which/to/copy/files