Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] gitfaq: files in .gitignore are tracked
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2020-05-04 16:41:37
Shourya Shukla [off-list ref] writes:
Add issue in 'Common Issues' section which addresses the problem of Git tracking files/paths mentioned in '.gitignore'. Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <redacted> --- Thank you Junio and Elijah for the review! :) I have tried to make the solutions to the issues as concise and crisp as possible, linking the Documentation wherever necessary. Also, I have converted 1SP -> 2 SP after full stops(.).
Indeed I find it concise and very much to the point. Looks quite well written. Thanks, will queue (and please ping me if I forget ;-))
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Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt index 1cf83df118..11d9bac859 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ a file checked into the repository which is a template or set of defaults which can then be copied alongside and modified as appropriate. This second, modified file is usually ignored to prevent accidentally committing it. +[[files-in-.gitignore-are-tracked]] +I asked Git to ignore various files, yet they are still tracked:: + A `gitignore` file ensures that certain file(s) which are not + tracked by Git remain untracked. However, sometimes particular + file(s) may have been tracked before adding them into the + `.gitignore`, hence they still remain tracked. To untrack and + ignore files/patterns, use `git rm --cached <file/pattern>` + and add a pattern to `.gitignore` that matches the <file>. + See linkgit:gitignore[5] for details. + Hooks -----