It's an FAQ that "why doesn't my gitignore work" when the files in question had already been added earlier, usually in error. The most common remedy, I believe, is "git rm --cached" followed by a commit. "update-index" does not seem to be the right answer. Thoughts? -- Sitaram -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html