git remove files gitignore code example

Example 1: git remove all files from gitignore

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

// works with windows powershell

Example 2: git ignore remove

git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m "Removing all files in .gitignore"

Example 3: 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 4: git remove all files in gitignore

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