From: Shourya Shukla Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:38:08 GMT Subject: [PATCH v4 1/4] gitfaq: files in .gitignore are tracked 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 --- 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 `as well as make + the file pattern is mentioned in the '.gitignore'. + Hooks ----- -- 2.26.2