.gitignore is ignored by Git
Even if you haven't tracked the files so far, Git seems to be able to "know" about them even after you add them to .gitignore
.
WARNING: First commit or stash your current changes, or you will lose them.
Then run the following commands from the top folder of your Git repository:
git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m "fixed untracked files"
If it seems like Git isn't noticing the changes you made to your .gitignore
file, you might want to check the following points:
- There might be a global
.gitignore
file that might interfere with your local one When you add something into a .gitignore file, try this:
git add [uncommitted changes you want to keep] && git commit git rm -r --cached . git add . git commit -m "fixed untracked files"
If you remove something from a .gitignore file, and the above steps maybe don't work,if you found the above steps are not working, try this:
git add -f [files you want to track again] git commit -m "Refresh removing files from .gitignore file." // For example, if you want the .java type file to be tracked again, // The command should be: // git add -f *.java
Fixed. OK, I created the .gitignore file in Notepad on Windows and it wasn't working. When I viewed the .gitignore file on Linux it looked like organised gibberish - perhaps Notepad had written out Unicode rather than ASCII or whatever 8-bit is.
So I rewrote the file on my Linux box, and when I pulled it back into Windows it works fine! Hurrah!