Why is .gitignore not ignoring .DS_Store?

Question

In this case I want to ignore the files iOS uses, and in particular this file

.DS_Store

I created a .gitignore file as such

touch .gitignore

and put in a single line

/.DS_Store

I push to a bare repo which has a hook to checkout to a full repo.

The file keeps showing up in my full repo.

The correct entry would be just ".DS_Store". It will also still appear if it is already in your repository. — doublesharp, Aug 15 '15 at 14:52
have you tried to remove the `cached` copy of a file `git rm --cached path_to_file`? — Roman Kiselenko, Aug 15 '15 at 14:55
That *is* what it is. Like I mentioned in my first comment, if it's already in the repository it will show up even if it is in `.gitignore`. — doublesharp, Aug 15 '15 at 15:33
This link completely worked for me: https://gist.github.com/lohenyumnam/2b127b9c3d1435dc12a33613c44e6308 — Syed Faizan Ahmed, Feb 21 '23 at 08:46

score 57 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 06 '17 at 13:36

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You can also remove committed .DS_Store files like this: git rm --cached .DS_Store

edited Feb 06 '17 at 13:36

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old Chinese proverb says "and then?" – TheArchitecta Jun 26 '23 at 09:17

score 34 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 15 '15 at 17:35

As you mentioned in your comment, you've already committed the .DS_Store file. To fix this, just remove the file and make a commit. Then, as long as you have your .gitignore file set up and stored in your repo, you shouldn't see any more problems with .DS_Store files.

Why is .gitignore not ignoring .DS_Store?

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