git command to untrack a file code example

Example 1: git untrack file

git rm --cached filename

Example 2: github untrack files

git rm -r --cached .

Example 3: remove gitignore files

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


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Example 4: git untrack file

git rm -r --cached