How can I use .gitignore properly?

Question

This is how my .gitignore file looks like:

/.env
/public/bundles/
/var/
/vendor/
/public/data/
/public/data/data.json

I added the data.json file later to the .gitignore file and now I have the problem that git does not accept the file as ignored. So whenever I make a change on the file, git is listing the file public/data/data.json in uncommited changes...

Possible duplicate of [How to make Git "forget" about a file that was tracked but is now in .gitignore?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1274057/how-to-make-git-forget-about-a-file-that-was-tracked-but-is-now-in-gitignore) — Adam Millerchip, Jan 29 '19 at 09:47

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 29 '19 at 09:48

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Whenever a file is already tracked by git, it will be that way no matter what .gitignore says. If you want to stop tracking it, try git rm --cached public/data/data.json. This will remove file from git, but not from the filesystem.

answered Jan 29 '19 at 09:48

Stanowczo

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Do I have to do this on my local as well as server? – peace_love Jan 29 '19 at 10:07
Generally with git you always do things locally, commit them and then push somewhere (e.g. to the server) if you wish. – Stanowczo Jan 29 '19 at 11:18

How can I use .gitignore properly?

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