<ul>
<li>Update the <code>.gitignore</code> file and save it
</li>
<li>Then in terminal, type <code>git rm -r --cached .</code>
<ul>
<li>This will remove all the cached files</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Then type <code>git add .</code> and commit the changes with <code>git commit -m "Update git cache"</code>
</li>
</ul>
That should be it!
If you have already started on a project and add these steps later:
<ul>
<li>Your additions to the gitignore file will not be effective until you remove the cache, as per the steps above</li>
</ul>

* Update the `.gitignore` file and save it
    
* Then in terminal, type `git rm -r --cached .`
    
    * This will remove all the cached files
        
* Then type `git add .` and commit the changes with `git commit -m "Update git cache"`
    

That should be it!

If you have already started on a project and add these steps later:

* Your additions to the gitignore file will not be effective until you remove the cache, as per the steps above

Adding files to gitignore

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