Lorentz Lauro235

Hi from London, England. I graduated from the School of Code in August 2022. I am building a portfolio and looking to collaborate in app projects.

floydnoel / git-ignore-cleaner.sh

Last active April 27, 2025 09:47

Remove all files from a Git repo based on the .gitignore file

	#!/bin/bash
	echo "Cleaning up any git ignored files..."

	# copy and paste the line below to get the same results as running this script
	git rm --cached `git ls-files -ic --exclude-from=.gitignore`

	echo "Finished clean up."

	# source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13541615/how-to-remove-files-that-are-listed-in-the-gitignore-but-still-on-the-repositor/13541721