Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Add issue in 'Common Issues' section which addresses the problem of > Git tracking files/paths mentioned in '.gitignore'. > > Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 9 +++++++++ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt > index 1cf83df118..b1e758ffd1 100644 > --- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt > +++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt > @@ -223,6 +223,15 @@ a file checked into the repository which is a template or set of defaults which > can then be copied alongside and modified as appropriate. This second, modified > file is usually ignored to prevent accidentally committing it. > > +[[files-in-.gitignore-are-tracked]] > +I asked Git to ignore various files, yet they are still tracked:: > + A `gitignore` file specifies intentionally untracked files > + that Git should ignore. Files already tracked by Git are > + not affected. See linkgit:gitignore[5] for details. > + To ignore and untrack the files appearing in the staging are > + it is advised to use `git rm --cached <file>`as well as make > + the file pattern is mentioned in the '.gitignore'. After trimming down, it got a lot more readable. The last sentence is not quite, though, with riddled with typos. Also the order of untrack/ignore and steps to achieve these two things should match in the description. To untrack and ignore files, use `git rm --cached <file>` and add a pattern to `.gitignore` that matches the <file>. may be the minimum fix. Thanks.
