how to remove a file from git so it doesn't haunt you code example

Example 1: remove folder from repo but keep locally

git rm -r --cached File-or-FolderName
git commit -m "Removed folder from repository"
git push origin master

Example 2: delete file from a branch git

git rm --cached file1.txt
git commit -m "remove file1.txt"

Example 3: delete file from a branch git

git rm file1.txt
git commit -m "remove file1.txt"