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# Untrack A File Without Deleting It
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Generally when I invoke `git rm <filename>`, I do so with the intention of
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removing a file from the project entirely. `git-rm` does exactly that,
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removing the file both from the index and from the working tree.
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If you want to untrack a file (remove it from the index), but still have it
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available locally (in the working tree), then you are going to want to use
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the `--cached` flag.
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```bash
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$ git rm --cached <filename>
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```
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If you do this, you may also consider adding that file to the `.gitignore`
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file.
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[source](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15027873/untrack-and-stop-tracking-files-in-git)
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