Git provides the command update-index to hide local changes from appearing in Git status and similar commands.To hide changes in a file, the command git update-index --assume-unchanged file.txt can be used.To unhide changes and track a file again, the command git update-index --no-assume-unchanged file.txt can be used.Git aliases can be used to make these commands more user-friendly, such as git hide, git unhide, and git hidden.