I added the folder .Rproj.user to .gitignore. However, some files contained in it still show up (see screenshot). Any ideas what can I do about it?
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No changes after adding .Rproj.user/**
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First of all your files are already committed so you have to remove it from the repo:
# Once you add files to git, it will keep tracking them,
# so we have to delete them and commit your deletion
git rm -r --cached .Rproj.user/**
# Commit the deleted files
git commit -m "Removed files...."
# now add it to the `.gitignore` and the files will be ignored
echo '.Rproj.user/**' > .gitignore
You need to mark it as folder.
In order to do so add the 2 ** as described above
P.S.
Here is a cool hook which will block that kind of files to be added when you try to push them to the server.
What are some more forceful ways than a .gitignore to keep (force) files out of a repo?
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I see why, its already in your repo. first you have to remove it: – CodeWizard Mar 23 '16 at 18:38
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`git rm --cached .Rproj.user/**` then commit the changes and git ignore will catch from this point – CodeWizard Mar 23 '16 at 18:39
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Updated the answer accordinaly – CodeWizard Mar 23 '16 at 18:40
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I needed to add `-r`, i.e. `git rm -r --cached .Rproj.user/**` and then it worked like a charm. Thanks! :) – Mark Heckmann Mar 23 '16 at 18:53
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Awesome! Thank you! This has bugged me for a long time. – Alfredo G Marquez Feb 10 '22 at 05:49