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Remove A Folder From Git Tracking

For when you inevitably forget to update .gitignore before committing your IDE configs

Update .gitignore

Section titled “Update .gitignore”
.idea

Remove Folder From Working Tree

Section titled “Remove Folder From Working Tree”
Terminal window
git rm -r --cached .idea

Commit

Section titled “Commit”
Terminal window
git add .gitignore
git commit -m 'chore: remove .idea folder from git tracking'

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