title: Code indentation converted from tabs to spaces: is it trackable in git?
body: <p>I'm initially trying to adapt soft tabs in my projects but some testing with a python project tracked by git is showing issues; naturally git thinks everything has changed, and that is not what I'd prefer.</p>
  
  <p>While <code>git diff</code> understands to drop whitespace from comparison with <code>-w</code> switch, there's no such switch for <code>git commit</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Is the transition impossible to do nicely or is there a way to achieve git to ignore the sudden change?</p>