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GIT cleanup after modifying gitignore
// Remove files from index without deleting the files
git rm -r --cached .
// Add them to the index again
git add .
// Commit them with a meaningful comment
git commit -m ".gitignore fix"
//ref original source: http://www.codeblocq.com/2016/01/Untrack-files-already-added-to-git-repository-based-on-gitignore/
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