Updated gitignore but files still being tracked

Question

I just updated my .gitignore so I ignore certain files, but when I sync my changes they are still there on github.

Please help me. I have tried many things.

Edit: I looked at those but I don't want to do those because it changes the repo. I want it the gitignore to only work for me

related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1274057/making-git-forget-about-a-file-that-was-tracked-but-is-now-in-gitignore — NightShadeQueen, Jul 07 '15 at 18:30
possible duplicate of [Ignore files that have already been committed to a Git repository](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1139762/ignore-files-that-have-already-been-committed-to-a-git-repository) — Sergey Glotov, Jul 07 '15 at 18:32

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '15 at 18:31

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If you just want to untrack a specific file you can use this command:

git rm --cached filename

If you want to untrack a lot of new files that you added to your gitignore you can do this:

git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit

answered Jul 07 '15 at 18:31

adao7000

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 07 '15 at 18:31

2

You have to delete ignored files from the repo with git rm if it is already there.

answered Jul 07 '15 at 18:31

Sergey Glotov

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