Gitignore doesnot ignore files

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my git is not ignoring some files and folder.
this is my git status

deleted:    storage/app/some_folder/700

700 is a file, without extension

my .gitignore

/storage/*.key
/storage/app/

`.gitignore` does not mean *ignore* a file, it means *don't complain about the file being untracked* and *don't automatically add the file when using an en-masse "add many" operation*. A *tracked* file (which is now in the index/staging-area) cannot be ignored, it has to be explicitly removed (using `git rm`) from the index/staging-area. — torek, Jul 22 '18 at 17:02

René Höhle · Answer 1 · 2018-07-22T17:01:33.867

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When you have added your files first it's insight the git repo and tracked until you remove the files. So remove the files first and then your files are ignored.

git rm --cached yourfiles

Then your files are removed for the next commit but still present in your folder. Then you can add the deleted files and they are removed.

edited Jul 22 '18 at 17:01

answered Jul 22 '18 at 16:14

René Höhle

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deleted: storage/app/my_folder/150 git rm --cached 150 it is still tracking this.. can you explain me, what's going here – Ranjan Adhikari Jul 22 '18 at 16:19
First reset your delete. `git checkout .` then delete the file `git rm --cached storage/app/my_folder/` something like this. You have to define the whole path. – René Höhle Jul 22 '18 at 16:20
its not allowing me to delete, until it is not a recursive delete.. – Ranjan Adhikari Jul 22 '18 at 16:34
Then add the parameter `-r` for recursive delete ;) – René Höhle Jul 22 '18 at 16:38
Note: the files are *not* "removed from the repo". They are removed from new commits, but existing commits that already have those files continue to have those files. – torek Jul 22 '18 at 16:59
@torek you're right. They are removed with the next commit. I've edited my answer. – René Höhle Jul 22 '18 at 17:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '18 at 16:13

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Your .gitignore is ignoring the folder, but not the files within it. As far as git is concerned, folders aren't even real! Add a wildcard to get it to ignore the contents of the folder:

/storage/*.key
/storage/app/*

answered Jul 22 '18 at 16:13

wizzwizz4

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Somebody keeps downvoting all the answers I post within 30 seconds of posting them. Cut it out please. I appreciate that this one might be wrong, since ot's based on a vague recollection, but it would be nice if you'd told me that. – wizzwizz4 Jul 22 '18 at 16:13

Gitignore doesnot ignore files

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