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Document how to ignore specific files in a diff (#1668)

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@@ -508,6 +508,18 @@ See [the docs for `--color-moved`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-diff#Documentati
`508`	`508`	`See [the relevant section for PR authors](#git-range-diff). This can be useful for comparing code`
`509`	`509`	`that was force-pushed to make sure there are no unexpected changes.`
`510`	`510`
	`511`	`+### Ignoring changes to specific files`
	`512`	`+`
	`513`	`+Many large files in the repo are autogenerated. To view a diff that ignores changes to those files,`
	`514`	`+you can use the following syntax (e.g. Cargo.lock):`
	`515`	`+`
	`516`	+```
	`517`	`+git log -p ':!Cargo.lock'`
	`518`	+```
	`519`	`+`
	`520`	+Arbitrary patterns are supported (e.g. `:!compiler/*`). Patterns use the same syntax as
	`521`	+`.gitignore`, with `:` prepended to indicate a pattern.
	`522`	`+`
`511`	`523`	`## Git submodules`
`512`	`524`
`513`	`525`	`NOTE: submodules are a nice thing to know about, but it isn't an absolute`

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