gitignore vs. exclude vs assume-unchanged?

From: <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 23:00:43 

Any clarification on the differences much appreciated:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23097368/git-ignore-vs-exclude-vs-assume-unchanged/23097509
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