diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 8d4eb74..d278a02 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
     amend = commit --amend -c HEAD
     oops = reset --soft HEAD~1
     kris = pull --rebase
+    ignore = !git update-index --assume-unchanged
+    unignore = !git update-index --no-assume-unchanged
+    ignored = !git ls-files -v | grep "^[[:lower:]]"
 
     # various pretty loggers from various places
     l = log --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit