Remove file from the repository but keep it locally

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3469741

  •  28-09-2019
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Question

I have a folder which I'd like to remove in my remote repository. I'd like to delete it, but keep the folder in my computer

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Solution 

git rm --cached -r somedir

Will stage the deletion of the directory, but doesn't touch anything on disk. This works also for a file, like: 

git rm --cached somefile.ext

Afterwards you may want to add somedir/ or somefile.ext to your .gitignore file so that git doesn't try to add it back.

OTHER TIPS

I would just:

  • Move the folder out of your working tree
  • git rm the folder, commit the change
  • Add to .gitignore (or .git/info/excludes), commit the change
  • Move the folder back
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