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GIT - Cleaning ignored file when .gitignore added after changes

# Remove the files from the index (not the actual files in the working copy)
$ git rm -r --cached .

# Add these removals to the Staging Area...
$ git add .

# ...and commit them!
$ git commit -m "Clean up ignored files"

git remove ignored files

git rm --cached <file>
git rm -r --cached <folder>

delete all git ignored files

git clean -dfX