remove files in gitignore from git code example

Example 1: git ignore still tracking

git rm --cached <file>

git rm -r --cached <folder>

Example 2: 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 3: git remove all files in gitignore

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