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gitfaq: files in .gitignore are tracked

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Add issue in 'Common Issues' section which addresses the problem of
Git tracking files/paths mentioned in '.gitignore'.

Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Shourya Shukla
2020-05-06 13:30:20 +05:30
committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ a file checked into the repository which is a template or set of defaults which
can then be copied alongside and modified as appropriate. This second, modified can then be copied alongside and modified as appropriate. This second, modified
file is usually ignored to prevent accidentally committing it. file is usually ignored to prevent accidentally committing it.
[[files-in-.gitignore-are-tracked]]
I asked Git to ignore various files, yet they are still tracked::
A `gitignore` file ensures that certain file(s) which are not
tracked by Git remain untracked. However, sometimes particular
file(s) may have been tracked before adding them into the
`.gitignore`, hence they still remain tracked. To untrack and
ignore files/patterns, use `git rm --cached <file/pattern>`
and add a pattern to `.gitignore` that matches the <file>.
See linkgit:gitignore[5] for details.
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