diff --git a/functions/git.functions.bash b/functions/git.functions.bash
index 50f4459..a2607aa 100644
--- a/functions/git.functions.bash
+++ b/functions/git.functions.bash
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@
 
 function git_remove_missing_files() {
   git ls-files -d -z | xargs -0 git update-index --remove
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+# Adds files to git's exclude file (same as .gitignore)
+function local-ignore() {
+  echo "$1" >> .git/info/exclude
+}