From c7940b5c07841fd58f1477348892ed763d3e2533 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Imri Paloja Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:18:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'README.md' --- README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 67ae53c..4ae1039 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -33,3 +33,20 @@ git push -u origin main git remote add origin https://git.eurobytes.eu/imri/Test.git git push -u origin main ``` +# How do I make Git forget about a file that was tracked, but is now in .gitignore? + +`.gitignore` will prevent untracked files from being added (without an `add -f`) to the set of files tracked by Git. However, Git will continue to track any files that are already being tracked. + +To stop tracking a file, we must remove it from the index: + + git rm --cached + +To remove a folder and all files in the folder recursively: + + git rm -r --cached + +The removal of the file from the head revision will happen on the next commit. + +**WARNING: While this will not remove the physical file from your local machine, it will remove the files from other developers' machines on their next `git pull`.** + +https://stackoverflow.com/a/1274447/1148529 \ No newline at end of file -- 2.54.0