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gitfaq: files in .gitignore are tracked

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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@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Shourya Shukla 2020-05-06 13:30:20 +05:30 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ 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 ensures that certain file(s) which are not
tracked by Git remain untracked. However, sometimes particular
file(s) may have been tracked before adding them into the
`.gitignore`, hence they still remain tracked. To untrack and
ignore files/patterns, use `git rm --cached <file/pattern>`
and add a pattern to `.gitignore` that matches the <file>.
See linkgit:gitignore[5] for details.
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