How to ignore certain files in Git

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Hi Team,

I have a repository with a Java file. When I compile it, an additional class file is generated. I created an entry for the class file in a .gitignore file. However, the file still appears to be tracked. How can I make Git ignore the class file?

Jan 4, 2021 in Git & GitHub by akhtar
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Hi@akhtar,

The problem is that .gitignore ignores just files that weren't tracked before (by git add). Run git reset name_of_file to unstage the file and keep it. In case you want to also remove the given file from the repository (after pushing), use git rm --cached name_of_file.

answered Jan 4, 2021 by MD
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