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How to untrack a file that has already been committed to repo after adding to .gitignore
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How to Untrack a File That Has Been Committed

It is IMPORTANT to note that you MUST COMMIT ALL PREVIOUS CHANGES BEFOE CONTINUING

  1. Remove everything from Local Repo git rm -r --cached . or if you are untracking a specific file(s) git rm -r --cached name_of_file

  2. Add back all untracked files git add .

  3. Commit Changes git commit -m "untrack name_of_file fix"

  4. Push changes to remote repo git push




If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me on social media.

Happy coding 😄, --Maya

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livie99 commented Aug 24, 2023

Thx, this is so helpful!!!<3<3<3

@Ilbashyr09
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  • same here, ### ### we appreciate

@agabaandre
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Follow this example: Add the file to .gitignore to be untracked
Then run
git rm -r --cached C:/xampp/htdocs/staff/application/config/database.php

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