nomeyer/git_remove_dir.sh

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Remove a tracked directory from remote after adding to .gitignore (from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7927230/remove-directory-from-remote-repository-after-adding-them-to-gitignore)

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git_remove_dir.sh

	git rm -r --cached some-directory
	git commit -m 'Remove the now ignored directory "some-directory"'
	git push origin master

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