Git ignore local changes to portions of tracked files

Question

Specifically, I maintain a git repository of my dotfiles. I recently started working on a new machine and cloned my repository on the same.

Now, I wish to make some

Answer 1

I don't believe there's a specific command that will 'untrack' certain changes to a file. However, there's no reason that you couldn't create a local branch into which you pull changes from your remotes, but never send any changes back.