I recently had to untrack a file that was already added to Git. I had to do this because I accidentally commited a file that should be ignored by Git.
I googled for a solution and found this answer on StackOverflow. Sometimes I do this mistake and I always forget how to fix it. So here is a quick reminder for myself and for you.
Steps
1. Commit existing changes
First, commit all your existing changes.
2. Remove cache
Then remove the git cache. I did this by running the following command:
git rm -r --cached .This will remove the cache for all files in the current directory.
3. Update .gitignore
Then update your .gitignore file to ignore the file you want to untrack.
Now the IDE will show the file as untracked.
4. Commit new changes
Finally, commit the changes.
git add .
git commit -m "Untrack files already added to Git"5. Push changes
And push the changes to your remote repository.
git pushThat's it!
Come back here when you forget how to do it again.