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author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-05-10 11:59:24 -0700 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-05-10 11:59:24 -0700 |
commit | 7ab2d2049fb91c247b9a764f0f7b6bbac411e5fd (patch) | |
tree | 9fe7bdfe105914585d07e0f127595ceb797cc3e0 /gitignore.txt | |
parent | 8dc18870b81cf54a9c4d1bff419c92da2303162f (diff) | |
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diff --git a/gitignore.txt b/gitignore.txt index f2738b10d..4c17f2356 100644 --- a/gitignore.txt +++ b/gitignore.txt @@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ The purpose of gitignore files is to ensure that certain files not tracked by Git remain untracked. To stop tracking a file that is currently tracked, use -'git rm --cached'. +'git rm --cached' to remove the file from the index. The filename +can then be added to the `.gitignore` file to stop the file from +being reintroduced in later commits. Git does not follow symbolic links when accessing a `.gitignore` file in the working tree. This keeps behavior consistent when the file is |