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 .
git add .
git commit -m "fix .gitignore"
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>