Locking files in git repository

Readme.md

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ $ brew install git-extras
  - `git local-commits`
  - `git archive-file`
  - `git missing`
+ - `git lock`
+ - `git unlock`
 
 ## git-extras
 
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 ```
+
+## git-lock [filename]
+
+Lock a local file `filename`:
+
+```bash
+$ git lock config/database.yml
+```
+
+## git-unlock [filename]
+
+Unlock a local file `filename`

bin/git-lock

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+filename=$1
+test -z $filename && echo "filename required." 1>&2 && exit 1
+git update-index --skip-worktree $filename

bin/git-unlock

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+filename=$1
+test -z $filename && echo "filename required." 1>&2 && exit 1
+git update-index --no-skip-worktree $filename

man/git-lock.1

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+.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
+.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
+.
+.TH "GIT\-LOCK" "1" "December 2013" "" ""
+.
+.SH "NAME"
+\fBgit\-lock\fR \- Lock a file excluded from version control
+.
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+\fBgit\-lock\fR <filename>
+.
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+Lock local files from version control\.
+.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+<filename>
+.
+.P
+The name of the filename\.
+.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.
+.nf
+
+$ git lock config/database\.yml
+.
+.fi
+.
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+Written by Julio Napuri <\fIjulionc@gmail\.com\fR>
+.
+.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+<\fIhttps://github\.com/visionmedia/git\-extras/issues\fR>
+.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+<\fIhttps://github\.com/visionmedia/git\-extras\fR>

man/git-lock.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+git-lock(1) -- Lock a file excluded from version control
+========================================================
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+
+`git-lock` <filename>
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+  Lock local files from version control.
+
+## OPTIONS
+
+  <filename>
+
+  The name of the filename.
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+    $ git lock config/database.yml
+
+## AUTHOR
+
+Written by Julio Napuri &lt;<[email protected]>&gt;
+
+## REPORTING BUGS
+
+&lt;<https://github.com/visionmedia/git-extras/issues>&gt;
+
+## SEE ALSO
+
+&lt;<https://github.com/visionmedia/git-extras>&gt;

man/git-unlock.1

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+.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
+.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
+.
+.TH "GIT\-UNLOCK" "1" "December 2013" "" ""
+.
+.SH "NAME"
+\fBgit\-unlock\fR \- Unlock a file excluded from version control
+.
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+\fBgit\-lock\fR <filename>
+.
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+Unlock local files from version control\.
+.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+<filename>
+.
+.P
+The name of the filename\.
+.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.
+.nf
+
+$ git unlock config/database\.yml
+.
+.fi
+.
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+Written by Julio Napuri <\fIjulionc@gmail\.com\fR>
+.
+.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+<\fIhttps://github\.com/visionmedia/git\-extras/issues\fR>
+.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+<\fIhttps://github\.com/visionmedia/git\-extras\fR>