To stop tracking a file you need to remove it from the index. This can be achieved
with this command. git rm --cached
Git “remove” FAQ: How do I tell Git not to track a file (or files) any more? (i.e., I want to remove the file from the Git repo.) While working on an ...
Just calling git rm --cached on each of the files you want to remove from revision control should be fine. As long as your local ignore patterns ...
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Permanently stop tracking a file. If a file is already tracked by Git, .gitignore doesn' t apply. Git will continue to track changes to that file.
First change the file you do not want to be tracked and use the following command. git update-index --assume-unchanged FILE_NAME. and if you want to track the ...
However, if I create a new file, git does not track it at all. Regardless of folder or extension. I am quite certain this is not a gitignore issue. Thanks ...
to unstage)
new file: README Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add
I can make changes to a file in VS Code and Git will track those changes (even though they are not immediately staged, I can stage them easily ...
To stop tracking a file that is currently tracked, use git rm --cached.