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title: git
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## Local Git Exclude
Edit the local exclude file in your git repo without having to edit the global ```.gitignore```

```.git/info/exclude```

Source: [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1753070/how-do-i-configure-git-to-ignore-some-files-locally)

## Counting files in a git repo

```
git ls-files | wc -l
```

Source: [Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9468970/how-to-get-a-count-of-all-the-files-in-a-git-repository)