anthonycarminati/apply_gitignore

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This code applies the logic defined in a .gitignore file, even after files have been committed to a repository. Note: this does not delete files locally, it only removes them from version control.

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apply_gitignore

git rm --cached `git ls-files -i -X .gitignore`

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anthonycarminati commented Feb 1, 2016

Usage:

update .gitignore file with the file definitions you'd like to remove from your git repository (or prevent from being added)
navigate to your git repo from the command line and run the apply_gitignore script from the repo's root folder

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