if you are in the current directory, add ./ to the front of the path;
git commit -m 'my notes' ./path/to/my/file.ext
git commit -o path/to/myfile -m "the message"git commit -m 'my notes' path/to/my/file.extgit fetch
git checkout origin/master -- path/to/file
//add that specific file
git add "File name"
//Committing file wiht message
git commit -m "Message of the commit"git update-index --assume-unchanged "main/dontcheckmein.txt"
/*and to undo that*/
git update-index --no-assume-unchanged "main/dontcheckmein.txt"