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Remove unwanted files from a git repo AFTER adding a .gitignore. The files will remain on disk.
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| ## I just ran into this after initializing a Visual Studio project _before_ adding a .gitignore file (like an idiot). | |
| ## I felt real dumb commiting a bunch of files I didn't need to, so the commands below should do the trick. The first two commands | |
| ## came from the second answer on this post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7527982/applying-gitignore-to-committed-files | |
| # See the unwanted files: | |
| git ls-files -ci --exclude-standard | |
| # Remove the unwanted files: | |
| git ls-files -ci --exclude-standard -z | xargs -0 git rm --cached | |
| # Commit changes | |
| git commit -am "Removed unwanted files marked in .gitignore" | |
| # Push | |
| git push origin master # or whatever branch you're on |
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`git ls-files -ci --exclude-standard
REM Remove the unwanted files:
FOR /F "tokens=*" %G IN ('git ls-files -ci --exclude-standard') DO git rm --cached "%G"
REM Commit changes
git commit -am "Removed unwanted files marked in .gitignore"
REM Push
git push origin master`