Remove Files From Git Repo as in Gitignore
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After you committed/pushed files to GIT repository, if you decide to ignore some files/directories using .gitignore then they won’t be automatically removed from git repository. Following command can be used for removing those ignored files from repo.
TL;DR
git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m ".gitignore fix"
git push
Detailed Explanation
To remove the the ignored files/dirs from repo, use GIT remove command as follows.
git rm -r --cached .
| Command Arg | Detail |
|---|---|
| git rm | Remove command |
| -r | Remove recursive |
| -cached | Your file system is uneffected but it removes the files only in you .git cache |
| . | Include all files. if you want to remove a specific file then use git rm --cached xyz.txt |
Now add the all files except those mentioned in .gitignore by using this command
git add .
Commit your changes
git commit -m ".gitignore fix"
and push
git push
Now check your server repository, it shouldn’t have the files mentioned in .gitignore
Note:
- You can execute the above mentioned remove command with
--dry-runoption to see what will happen. i.e. Adding this flag will not make any change but it will tell you what it is going to do.