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shin
shin

Reputation: 32721

Where does gitignore effect? git add, git commit or git push

I added a .gitignore file after git add .. I'd like to know if I can proceed to git commit and push it and git will ignore the files.

If not how should I delete the files which I git added.

Where does .gitignore affect? git add, git commit or git push?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 529

Answers (3)

AdamT
AdamT

Reputation: 6485

There are a few ways to go about this. Here's one way.

Firstly let's undo that git add . for the file you don't want git to track. Run this git reset HEAD <file to remove>. Now, add the .gitignore file with git add .gitignore and git commit -m 'your comment'. Now if you do git status you should find that git is not indicating that your file is untracked.

I am assuming your .gitignore file already contains things to ignore

As for "Where does .gitignore affect?" When you update your .gitignore file it will make it so that git will not see/find files and directories that you're trying to ignore. So if you were to do a git status you would not see those files or directories. If you did a git add . those files and directories would not be added since git does not see them. However, if git is already tracking the file or directory and you then update the .gitignore you will find that it doesn't just ignore those already tracked files. You will have tell git to untrack them.

Upvotes: 1

Lalit Sachdeva
Lalit Sachdeva

Reputation: 6629

you can read the article it will clear your thoughts about .gitignone and FYI you can put those file entries into .gitignore those you wants to don't add into consideration on adding and commiting your files.

Upvotes: 0

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1326982

If your gitignore is for file you already added, you need also to:

  • git rm --cached thosefiles(remove them from the index, not from the disk)
  • git add -A (will record those deletions plus your gitignore=
  • git commit and push

Upvotes: 2

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