Definitively delete the tracking of .DS_Store files in GIT

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I've a git repo where .DS_Store files are already tracked. Is there a way to completely ignore theme in every folder?

I know that before being tracked I can simply put .DS_Store in .gitignore, but I also know that it doesn't work if .DS_Store are already versioned.

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 06 '13 at 11:55

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You need to remove them from the repo using git rm and then commit the changes.

git rm --cached "*.DS_Store"
git commit -m "remove all .DS_Store"

answered Nov 06 '13 at 11:55

Anshul Goyal

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 06 '13 at 11:48

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You need to remove them in some way or another, using git rm. Of course, this may be easier than going through them manually:

find -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 git rm

answered Nov 06 '13 at 11:48

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Definitively delete the tracking of .DS_Store files in GIT

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