git pull not ignoring the file which has been sent to the temporary ignore list

Hi,

I asked git not to track any changes to the file .gitignore. To do so I did use the command - git update-index --assume-unchanged .gitignore.

[arup@sztukajedzenia]$ git status
# On branch MajorUpgrade
# Your branch is behind 'origin/MajorUpgrade' by 4 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.
#   (use "git pull" to update your local branch)
#
nothing to commit, working directory clean
[arup@sztukajedzenia]$ git pull origin MajorUpgrade
From rubyxcube.co.uk:sztuka-jedzenia/sztukajedzenia
 * branch            MajorUpgrade -> FETCH_HEAD
Updating 59a1c07..d7b9cd3
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
        .gitignore
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
Aborting
[arup@sztukajedzenia]$

But you can see above, while I am taking `pull`, it is considering the file .gitignore. How should I tell `git pull` also not to consider the change the file, and skip it or something else ?

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Arup Rakshit
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