LKBEN11672: How to make git forget about a tracked file which should not have been checked in in the first place.
Symptom
Git should forget about a certain file which is traced but shouldn't.
Cause
You made a mistake at first checkin and tracked to much.
Solution
Even after changing .gitignore, a file will be tracked if it was checked in. To make git forget about this file, you can use the following command:
git rm --cached <the_file_git_should_forget_about>
To make a folder untracked you can use:
git rm -r --cached <folder_git_should_forget_about>
Please note that this file will be deleted on other devices after the first "git pull" but not on your local device.
Have fun.
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 04-07-2023