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Efficiently Adding Files with Git: Exclude a Directory from git add

Introduction: When working with Git, it's common to use the git add command to stage changes before committing them. However, there are situations where you may want to add all files except for a specific directory. This can be especially useful when dealing with large files or folders causing issues during the adding process. In this blog post, we'll explore how to efficiently add all files using git add while excluding a particular directory. The Problem: You might encounter a scenario where a specific directory, containing large files, causes the git add process to break. This can lead to errors such as "fatal: confused by unstable object source data." Traditional solutions involve adding all files and then removing the unwanted ones, but this is not feasible in cases where...