untrack file git code example

Example 1: git remove untracked files

# Print out the list of files which will be removed (dry run)
git clean -n

# Interactive and you will get a quick overview of what is 
# going to be deleted offering you the possibility to include/exclude 
# the affected files
git clean -i

# To remove files, run
git clean -f

# To remove directories, run 
git clean -fd

# To remove ignored files, run 
git clean -fX

# To remove ignored and non-ignored files, run 
git clean -fx

Example 2: git ignore still tracking

git rm --cached <file>

git rm -r --cached <folder>

Example 3: git untrack file

git rm --cached filename

Example 4: git remove from from repo and stop tracking

Update your . gitignore file – for instance, add a folder you don't want to track to . gitignore .
git rm -r --cached . – Remove all tracked files, including wanted and unwanted. Your code will be safe as long as you have saved locally.
git add . – All files will be added back in, except those in . gitignore .

Example 5: github untrack files

git rm -r --cached .

Example 6: git untrack

git rm -r --cached <file>