Remove a file from git without removing it from your file system

If you are not careful during a git add, you may end up adding files that you didn’t want to commit. However, git rm will remove it from both your staging area, as well as your file system, which may not be what is needed. The file should be removed only from Git-repository without removing it from the file system.

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Submitted by Alma Causevic on Sat, 11/18/2017 - 17:25
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In that case make sure you only remove the staged version, and add the file to your .gitignore to avoid making the same mistake a second time:
git reset filename # or git remove --cached filename
echo filename >> .gitingore # add it to .gitignore to avoid re-adding it

Submitted by Alma Causevic on Sat, 11/18/2017 - 17:26

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You can also remove files from the repository based on your .gitignore without deleting them from the local file system :

git rm --cached `git ls-files -i -X .gitignore`
Or, alternatively, on Windows Powershell:

git rm --cached $(git ls-files -i -X .gitignore)

Submitted by Sami Bensallam on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 19:19

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