git remove gitignore files code example

Example 1: git remove file from repo that has been added to gitignore

Commit any files that you need to change/delete to the repo. Then:

git rm -r --cached .  # this will clean all files from cache. To clean a single file, exchange '.' with filename
git add .  # add all of the now uncached files that are not gitignored to the staging area
git commit -m "fix .gitignore"  # commit the changes

Example 2: git ignore still tracking

git rm --cached <file>

git rm -r --cached <folder>

Example 3: git remove all files from gitignore

git ls-files -i --exclude-from=.gitignore | %{git rm --cached $_}

// works with windows powershell

Example 4: github untrack files

git rm -r --cached .

Example 5: remove gitignore files

git ls-files --ignored --exclude-standard -z | xargs -0 git rm --cached
git commit -am "Remove ignored files"


// answer from: thSoft

Example 6: git remove file from gitignore

git rm --cached <file>