Git ignore files which I do not want it to

Question

I have a directory named "Build" (from Carthage) which appears to be ignored by Git. I really do not want it to. I tried to add one file in the directory individually, it said:

The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
platforms/ios/Carthage/Build/iOS/Zip.framework/Zip
Use -f if you really want to add them.

But I checked my .gitignore it does not seem to do have such a rule.

What exactly has happened?

EDIT:

This is my gitignore:

*.swp
tags
.DS_Store
*.xcuserstate
project.xcworkspace/
xcuserdata/
*.espressostorage
Makefile

Possible duplicate of [Git is ignoring files that aren't in gitignore](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9436405/git-is-ignoring-files-that-arent-in-gitignore) — Mykhailo, Dec 29 '16 at 09:24

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 29 '16 at 16:59

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There is 3 ignore files on git:

$HOME/.config/git/ignore
$GIT_DIR/info/exclude
.gitignore

You can check what file is ignoring your file:

git check-ignore --verbose platforms/ios/Carthage/Build/iOS/Zip.framework/Zip

Then you delete the rule.

answered Dec 29 '16 at 16:59

Akram Fares

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Thanks, helpful. Want to add that there can be multiple .gitignore in any of the sub-directories all working together. – huggie Dec 30 '16 at 02:07

Git ignore files which I do not want it to

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