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first para of man gitignore should refer to 'git rm --cached'

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Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 7, 2010, 18:37 UTC
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It's an FAQ that "why doesn't my gitignore work" when the files in question had already been added earlier, usually in error. The most common remedy, I believe, is "git rm --cached" followed by a commit.

"update-index" does not seem to be the right answer.
Thoughts?
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Sitaram
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