How to untrack a file that has already been committed to repo after adding to .gitignore

untrackfiles_git.md

How to Untrack a File That Has Been Committed

It is IMPORTANT to note that you MUST COMMIT ALL PREVIOUS CHANGES BEFOE CONTINUING

1. Remove everything from Local Repo git rm -r --cached . or if you are untracking a specific file(s) git rm -r --cached name_of_file

2. Add back all untracked files you need git add . or git add name_of_file_with_fix

3. Commit Changes git commit -m "untrack name_of_file fix"

4. Push changes to remote repo git push

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Happy coding 😄, --Maya

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@mcrd25 oohhh I understand, thx for the help.