How to add Django env folder into .gitignore?

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What would I write in my .gitignore file to make it so the CIS440_Env folder is ignored?

Duplicate of [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/343646/ignoring-directories-in-git-repositories-on-windows) — crissal, Feb 01 '21 at 18:21

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 01 '21 at 18:22

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Just add the name of the folder as a new line in your .gitignore:

CIS440_Env/

answered Feb 01 '21 at 18:22

Guillaume

i do that but it doesn't work, is it because the folder was already committed once to the repo? – undetected Feb 01 '21 at 18:24
It's still detected as a change ? Have you refreshed git ? – Guillaume Feb 01 '21 at 18:25
yes, my .gitignore has the line CIS440_Env/ in my repo but the folder is still there. I have also tried CIS440_Project/CIS440_Env/ – undetected Feb 01 '21 at 18:27
Run `git rm -r --cached ` in a cmd and check again. – Guillaume Feb 01 '21 at 18:28
fatal: pathspec 'CIS440_Env' did not match any files. and i also tried with the name CIS440_Env/ – undetected Feb 01 '21 at 18:30
Try this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/47944428/13964753 ... If that does not work, then if you just set up your git repo maybe reinitialize it with folder in gitignore... – Guillaume Feb 01 '21 at 18:33

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