How do I get git to ignore my csv files?

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I want git to ignore my csv files. But, when I do git status, I see that the csv is in "Changes not staged for commit". But, I swear I added it to the .gitignore file a while ago. In fact, when I look at the .gitignore file, I see that it is there!

*.csv

So, how to I get git to ignore my csv's? The problem is that I want to be able to do git reset and git checkout without having to worry about the csv files being overwritten in my working directory.

Are the csv files already checked into the git repo or is this the initial check in? — Dale, Oct 16 '15 at 16:59

score 30 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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Looks like the problem is that, the csv files are already tracked in a commit before, so even though you add *.csv the git will start tracking the previously tracked files.

You can solve this using git rm --cached option, discussed in detail in this stackoverflow question

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Oct 16 '15 at 17:00

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Hmm, it answers me `fatal: pathspec 'option' did not match any files ` – Revolucion for Monica May 15 '18 at 16:25
check your command again. it should be `> git rm --cached` and not `> git rm --cached option` where option is considered as a file name. – Sharath Bhaskara May 18 '18 at 20:59

score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 16 '18 at 20:07

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It should add *.csv in your .gitignore file and after that use git rm --cached *.csv to remove all existing csv files from your git repository

answered Oct 16 '18 at 20:07

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How do I get git to ignore my csv files?

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