reset gitignore code example

Example 1: reinit gitignore

# rm all files
git rm -r --cached .
# add all files as per new .gitignore
git add .
# now, commit for new .gitignore to apply
git commit -m ".gitignore is now working"

Example 2: gitigore rm cache

git rm -r --cached .

Example 3: git remove all files in gitignore

git ls-files -i -z --exclude-from=.gitignore | xargs -0 git rm --cached