Git remove cached

As a programmer using Git, there may be times when you have added files to your Git repository that you regret or no longer need to track. In these cases, you can remove these files from Git's staging area with the git rm --cached command.

Syntax

The syntax for the git rm command is:

git rm --cached <file(s)>

Where <file(s)> represents the names of the file(s) you want to remove from the staging area.

Example

Let's say you accidentally added a file called passwords.txt to Git's staging area, but you don't want to track this file in your repository. You can remove it with the following command:

git rm --cached passwords.txt

Git will now remove passwords.txt from the staging area, but leave it in your working directory.

Conclusion

Using the git rm --cached command is a helpful way to remove unnecessary files from your Git repository's staging area. Remember that this command only removes the files from the staging area, not from your working directory. So, be careful while using it.