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title: Untrack Files Previously Committed from New Gitignore
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To untrack a _single_ file, ie stop tracking the file but not delete it from the system use:
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`git rm --cached filename`
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To untrack _every_ file in `.gitignore`:
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First **commit** any outstanding code changes, and then run:
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`git rm -r --cached`
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This removes any changed files from the index(staging area), then run:
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`git add .`
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Commit it:
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`git commit -m ".gitignore is now working"`
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To undo `git rm --cached filename`, use `git add filename`
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