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How to Install Linux Mint 20 Alongside Windows 10 or 8 in Dual-Boot UEFI Mode
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To ignore watching/tracking a particular directory/file:
git update-index --assume-unchanged <file>
To undo it and start watching the file again:
git update-index --no-assume-unchanged <file>