To remove a file from the Git repository but not delete it from your filesystem, execute the following:
1 2 | git rm --cached file_to_keep.txt;git commit -m "Removing file_to_keep.txt from Repository"; |
To remove a file from the Git repository and the filesystem, use the following:
1 2 | git rm file_to_delete.txt;git commit -m "Removing and Deleting file_to_delete.txt"; |
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