If you want to add certain files that was previously removed from Git repository, follow the steps given below. STEP 1: remove the file reference in .gitignore STEP 2: remove the cached reference from git. $ git rm --cached sampleconfig.txt (more…)

As a developer, you may come across scenarios when you think that certain SPECIAL files should not be tracked in Git commits. As the first step, commit all changes in your repository and then add those SPECIAL files to .gitignore To remove a file (not delete) from getting tracked in your Git repository use: $ git rm --cached sampleconfig.txt To remove all files that is referenced in your .gitignore use: $ git rm -r --cached . (more…)