Gitignore not ignoring some build files in Android library

Question

I have an Android library and for some reason, the files and folders I have specified in my .gitignore are not being ignored.

I have tried modifying my .gitignore and also following these steps, but this doesn't change anything.

Here is my top-level .gitignore (which can also be found on the GitHub repo):

# Gradle files
.gradle/
build/
*/build/

# Local configuration file (sdk path, etc)
local.properties

# IntelliJ
*.iml
/.idea

The module with the build folder that isn't being ignored has the following .gitignore:

/build/

I'm not sure why the build directory isn't being ignored, as it is being ignored in my sample app module, and in the top-level directory.

Also, I did commit changes to some files in the build directory when I updated versions of my library, if that's important.

maybe this helps: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1139797/3187439 — c7n, Apr 08 '16 at 11:30
I just download .gitignore plugin to studio and being sure ignoring is done well — Emre Aktürk, Apr 08 '16 at 12:12

score 47 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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This answer on Stack Overflow helped me solve my issue.

Here is part of that answer:

First commit any outstanding code changes, and then, run this command:

git rm -r --cached .

This removes any changed files from the index(staging area), then just run:

git add .

Commit it:

git commit -m ".gitignore is now working"

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Apr 25 '16 at 18:37

Farbod Salamat-Zadeh

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '16 at 12:17

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You must remove the first / in your lower level gitignore before build, it will work then. Also, in top level, you only need this: build/ and then no lower level gitignore will be needed.

answered Apr 08 '16 at 12:17

Jekabz

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Thanks, your answer helped, but it did not fix my issue. I found a fix to my problem though. – Farbod Salamat-Zadeh Apr 08 '16 at 15:12
@farbodSalamat-Zadeh would you mind share the solution? – Surt May 05 '17 at 11:25
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@Surt See my answer to this question. – Farbod Salamat-Zadeh May 05 '17 at 11:45

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 02 '20 at 11:15

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Add .gitignore file in your project, and set below lines:

*.iml
.gradle
/local.properties
/.idea/libraries
/.idea/modules.xml
/.idea/workspace.xml
/build
/captures
.externalNativeBuild
.idea

answered Mar 02 '20 at 11:15

Fakhriddin Abdullaev

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 28 '20 at 11:03

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In my case the .gitignore file was placed inside app directory instead of being in root of project directory.

I figured this out by:

Open Project View in Android Studio
Right-click on build folder
Select Git
Add to .gitignore

answered May 28 '20 at 11:03

Safeer

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Gitignore not ignoring some build files in Android library

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