.gitignore not ignoring web.config

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For my remote repository, I'm trying to ignore the web.config file of my Umbraco website. The .gitignore is in the root of my website, and the file to ignore, web.config is also in the root of my website.

so I added this line to my .gitignore file:

web.config

But everytime I push changes to my remote repository, the web.config file is also pushed to the remote repository.

What am I doing wrong?

If this file is already tracked, you must remove it before via `git rm --cached`. — Arnaud Denoyelle, Feb 26 '14 at 10:32
You added that line to the web.config file? YOu need to add it to the gitignore — Jimmy Kane, Feb 26 '14 at 10:32
sorry guys, I mistyped, of course I added the line to my .gitignore file — Toontje, Feb 26 '14 at 14:19
possible duplicate of [Committing Machine Specific Configuration Files](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1396617/committing-machine-specific-configuration-files) — Senseful, Sep 03 '14 at 19:31

gravetii · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-05T02:16:58.930

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git will not ignore a file that's already tracked before a rule is added to this file to ignore it. In such a case, the file must be un-tracked with git rm --cached <filename>.

So, if you are trying to ignore this file newly, run this: git rm --cached web.config.

edited Nov 05 '22 at 02:16

answered Feb 26 '14 at 10:33

gravetii

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thanks gravetii, removing web.config from the stage did the trick. – Toontje Feb 26 '14 at 14:27
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Doesn't this mean that anybody who pulls down the project anew won't get a web.config file? – James May 19 '16 at 09:15
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And what do I do if I want a barebones web.config to be pushed (with bogus credentials, for example), but then have real values in my local environment? – João Pedro 'jota' Martins Feb 21 '17 at 19:20
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Use [git update-index --assume-unchanged ]. To reverse, use [git update-index --no-assume-unchanged ]. – Nick Wright Oct 01 '18 at 15:02
@JoãoPedro'jota'Martins I would create a "web.config.template" file – footose Jan 16 '19 at 19:20
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Thank you. I just did the remove cached and it works! – Programadores Brasil Jul 08 '21 at 13:55

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered May 14 '20 at 08:43

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If the only you want to do is to prevent commits of web.config that you are running locally without affecting the one inchecked then run this command (in cmd or ps) under your project folder.

git update-index --assume-unchanged web.config

answered May 14 '20 at 08:43

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this answer needs more votes. This is the correct answer – AbdulG Jul 27 '21 at 10:34
and how to undo it: https://stackoverflow.com/a/17195901/607701 – David Peden Nov 04 '22 at 15:13

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 04 '21 at 06:30

first make sure that the path of the web.config relative to the solution is correct

it could be for instance /Directory/Web.config

if you already made changes to web.config it won't be ignored unless you make the following:

run this in cmd git rm --cached web.config to reset track.
commit the web.config file that will be staged
refresh git indexes in cmd git update-index --really-refresh

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