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+---
+tags:
+  - git
+---
+This is where `git rm` comes in: If we add `--cached` it removes a file from the git repository (but it will stay in the working directory).
+
+```bash
+$ echo debug.log >> .gitignore
+  
+$ git rm --cached debug.log
+rm 'debug.log'
+  
+$ git commit -m "Start ignoring debug.log"
+```