[PATCH v4 1/4] gitfaq: files in .gitignore are tracked

From: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 29, 2020, 09:38 UTC
Message-ID: <20200429093811.8475-1-shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>

Add issue in 'Common Issues' section which addresses the problem of Git tracking files/paths mentioned in '.gitignore'.

Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
index 1cf83df118..b1e758ffd1 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
@@ -223,6 +223,15 @@ 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 specifies intentionally untracked files
+	that Git should ignore. Files already tracked by Git are
+	not affected. See linkgit:gitignore[5] for details.
+	To ignore and untrack the files appearing in the staging are
+	it is advised to use `git rm --cached <file>`as well as make
+	the file pattern is mentioned in the '.gitignore'.
+
 Hooks
 -----

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