Top "Git-rm" questions

`git rm` is a Git command used to remove files from the working tree and from the index.

How can I delete a file from a Git repository?

I have added a file named "file1.txt" to a Git repository. After that, I committed it, added a couple …

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How to make Git "forget" about a file that was tracked but is now in .gitignore?

There is a file that was being tracked by git, but now the file is on the .gitignore list. However, …

git gitignore git-rm
Why are there two ways to unstage a file in Git?

Sometimes git suggests git rm --cached to unstage a file, sometimes git reset HEAD file. When should I use which? …

git git-reset git-rm
Remove a file from a Git repository without deleting it from the local filesystem

My initial commit contained some log files. I've added *log to my .gitignore, and now I want to remove the …

git repository remote-server delete-file git-rm
Ignore files that have already been committed to a Git repository

I have an already initialized Git repository that I added a .gitignore file to. How can I refresh the file …

git caching version-control gitignore git-rm
Removing multiple files from a Git repo that have already been deleted from disk

I have a Git repo that I have deleted four files from using rm (not git rm), and my Git …

git git-commit git-add git-rm
How do you fix a bad merge, and replay your good commits onto a fixed merge?

I accidentally committed an unwanted file (filename.orig while resolving a merge) to my repository several commits ago, without me …

git git-filter-branch git-rewrite-history git-rm
Git add all files modified, deleted, and untracked?

Is there a way to add all files no matter what you do to them whether it be deleted, untracked, …

git git-add git-rm
Staging Deleted files

Say I have a file in my git repository called foo. Suppose it has been deleted with rm (not git …

git git-add git-rm git-stage
Remove a folder from git tracking

I need to exclude a folder (name uploads) from tracking. I tried to run git rm -r --cached wordpress/wp-content/…

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