# Remove unwanted files from a git repo AFTER adding a .gitignore.  The files will remain on disk.

> Source: <https://gist.github.com/jeffjohnson9046/80bc182db7ae2f4a6150>
> Published: 2015-08-11 21:02:54+00:00

git-ignore.sh

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# I just ran into this after initializing a Visual Studio project _before_ adding a .gitignore file (like an idiot).  

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# 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

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# came from the second answer on this post:  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7527982/applying-gitignore-to-committed-files

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 See the unwanted files:

git ls-files -ci --exclude-standard

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 Remove the unwanted files: 

git ls-files -ci --exclude-standard -z 
|
 xargs -0 git rm --cached

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 Commit changes

git commit -am 
"
Removed unwanted files marked in .gitignore
"

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 Push

git push origin master 
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 or whatever branch you're on