git remove gitignored file code example

Example 1: 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 2: git remove file from gitignore

git rm --cached <file>

Example 3: git remove all files in gitignore

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