I have deleted some files and git status shows as below. I have committed and pushed. GitHub still shows the deleted files in the repository. How can I delete files in the GitHub repository? # On branch master # Changes not staged for commit: # (use “git add/rm <file>…” to update what will be committed) … Read more
Is there a way to add all files no matter what you do to them whether it be deleted, untracked, etc? like for a commit. I just don’t want to have to git add or git rm all my files every time I commit, especially when I’m working on a large product. 10 Answers 10
This question already has answers here: Remove a file from a Git repository without deleting it from the local filesystem (12 answers) Closed 8 years ago. The command removes the file in my system. I meant it to remove only the file from Git-repository. How can I remove the file from a Git repository, without … Read more
Is there a way to use a command like git ls-files to show only untracked files? The reason I’m asking is because I use the following command to process all deleted files: git ls-files -d | xargs git rm I’d like something similar for untracked files: git some-command –some-options | xargs git add I was … Read more
I accidentally committed an unwanted file (filename.orig while resolving a merge) to my repository several commits ago, without me noticing it until now. I want to completely delete the file from the repository history. Is it possible to rewrite the change history such that filename.orig was never added to the repository in the first place? … Read more
I have a folder which I’d like to remove in my remote repository. I’d like to delete it, but keep the folder in my computer 2 Answers 2
I accidentely said git rm -r .. How do I recover from this? I did not commit. I think all files were marked for deletion and were also physically removed from my local checkout. EDIT: I could (if I knew the command) revert to the last commit. But it would be a lot better if … Read more
Say I have a file in my git repository called foo. Suppose it has been deleted with rm (not git rm). Then git status will show: Changes not staged for commit: deleted: foo How do I stage this individual file deletion? If I try: git add foo It says: ‘foo’ did not match any files. … Read more
I need to exclude a folder (name uploads) from tracking. I tried to run git rm -r –cached wordpress/wp-content/uploads and after that I added the path to .gitignore /wordpress/wp-content/uploads but when I ran git status they show up as deleted. If I try to commit the changes, the files will be deleted, not only removed … Read more
I have a Git repo that I have deleted four files from using rm (not git rm), and my Git status looks like this: # deleted: file1.txt # deleted: file2.txt # deleted: file3.txt # deleted: file4.txt How do I remove these files from Git without having to manually go through and add each file like … Read more
