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dev_el
dev_el

Reputation: 2947

How to remove node_modules one folder deep in root

I finished step 1 in this tutorial on how to set up a MERN stack project.

I have a .gitignore with the following contents

/backend/node_modules
/backend/package-lock.json

However, when I git push, node_modules and package-lock.json get added to my respository as seen here

How can I remove node_modules and package-lock.json from my github repository and in future commits?

My project setup

Upvotes: 1

Views: 115

Answers (3)

dev_el
dev_el

Reputation: 2947

I made a very dumb mistake of setting my git remote add origin in my backend folder and not my root folder. Deleted the project, started again and made sure to to git remote add origin in root and my gitignore behaves as expected.

Upvotes: 0

UchiTesting
UchiTesting

Reputation: 159

When I compare with my git ignore, there is no / in the beginning of the folder names. You should look at that. To me it means absolute path. You should also use git status to check what can be staged before committing anything. If your node_module is properly ignored by GIT, it will not appear in Git Status.

To remove on Github you should try this

git rm --cached node_modules package-lock.json
git commit -m "Your message here."
git push -u origin master

Tested this at the moment and it works. my files are still on the local drive but removed from remote repository. Best Regards.

Upvotes: 1

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1324208

If your repository is in the backend folder, meaning you have

backend
  .git

Then your .gitignore should be:

 /node_modules
 /package-lock.json

You can:

  • git rm --cached those two elements
  • modify your .gitignore
  • add, commit and push

Upvotes: 1

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