I want to ignore a file from git local repository so i have added .gitignore and .swp file inside but still file showing in the "git status"

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ubuntu@ip-172-31-100-164:/etc/ansible/roles$ cat .gitignore
# These are some examples of commonly ignored file patterns.
# You should customize this list as applicable to your project.
# Learn more about .gitignore:
#     https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/saving-changes/gitignore
*.swp
*xcore/vars/.main.yml.swp

git status 
    modified:   .gitignore
    modified:   argo_setup.yml
    modified:   xcore/tasks/argocd_apps.yml
    deleted:    xcore/vars/.main.yml.swp
    modified:   xcore/vars/main.yml

I want to ignore above file please help me!

Gitignore has no effect on files you yourself have not ignored. — matt, Feb 12 '21 at 07:00
I’m saying _you_ committed this file. So gitignore is irrelevant until _you_ remove the file from the next commit. `git rm --cached` the file. — matt, Feb 12 '21 at 07:06
git status modified: .gitignore modified: argo_setup.yml modified: xcore/tasks/argocd_apps.yml modified: xcore/vars/.main.yml.swp modified: xcore/vars/main.yml — Haridvpsk, Feb 12 '21 at 07:11
git add . also I have not did as for now. So now I want ignore .swp file before commit — Haridvpsk, Feb 12 '21 at 07:15

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 12 '21 at 07:33

deleted:    xcore/vars/.main.yml.swp

That means it was tracked, and is staged for deletion in the next commit

Try instead:

git reset xcore/vars/.main.yml.swp
git rm --cached xcore/vars/.main.yml.swp

Then check if it is ignored with:

git check-ignore -v -- xcore/vars/.main.yml.swp

I want to ignore a file from git local repository so i have added .gitignore and .swp file inside but still file showing in the "git status"

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