diff --git a/zsh/custom-functions/custom-functions.plugin.zsh b/zsh/custom-functions/custom-functions.plugin.zsh
index 7fd2dcc..a3f0c22 100755
--- a/zsh/custom-functions/custom-functions.plugin.zsh
+++ b/zsh/custom-functions/custom-functions.plugin.zsh
@@ -93,3 +93,31 @@ function filesize() {
     stat -c "%s bytes" "$@"
   fi
 }
+
+# ignore files from git
+# usage: ignore_from_git file1.md file2.txt folder1/ folder2/**
+ignore_from_git() {
+  local exclude_file=".git/info/exclude"
+
+   if ! git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: Not a git repository." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: No file or folder was specified." >&2
+    echo "Usage: ignore_from_git file1.md file2.txt folder1/ folder2/**" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  for pattern in "$@"; do
+    local escaped_pattern=$(printf '%s\n' "$pattern" | sed 's/[[\.*^$()+?{|]/\\&/g')
+
+    if ! grep -Fxq -- "$pattern" "$exclude_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo "$pattern" >> "$exclude_file"
+      echo "Added: $pattern to $exclude_file"
+    else
+      echo "$pattern already exists in $exclude_file"
+    fi
+  done
+}