Name
rm
Synopsis
git rm [-f] [-r] -- path
...
Remove files from the work tree and index. They will be permanently removed when you run git commit.
With -f, forces removal of a file even if it doesn’t match HEAD. With -r, removes entire directories and all their contained files.
Options
-f (force) |
-r (recursive) |
--cached (ignore work tree) |
-n, --dry-run |
Examples
To remove the mylib directory:
$ git rm -r mylib
rm 'mylib/test1.c'
rm 'mylib/test2.c'
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