git-unlock
Resume tracking changes to a locked file
TLDR
Unlock a file
$ git unlock [file]
SYNOPSIS
git unlock file
DESCRIPTION
git unlock runs `git update-index --no-skip-worktree` on a file, clearing the skip-worktree bit so Git resumes tracking local changes to it. This reverses `git lock`, which sets `--skip-worktree` to make Git ignore modifications to a file (typically one holding local config or secrets that shouldn't be committed).Part of the git-extras package.
INSTALL
sudo apt install git
sudo dnf install git
sudo pacman -S git
sudo apk add git
sudo zypper install git
brew install git
nix profile install nixpkgs#git
CAVEATS
Uses the `skip-worktree` bit, not `assume-unchanged`; the two are similar but intended for different purposes, and tools that check one won't necessarily see the other.
SEE ALSO
git-lock(1), git-update-index(1), git-extras(1)
