How to delete old, untracked folders from git repository?

by haylee.mertz , in category: Third Party Scripts , 3 months ago

How to delete old, untracked folders from git repository?

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by gilbert , 3 months ago

@haylee.mertz 

To delete old, untracked folders from a git repository, you can use the following steps:

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt in the root directory of your git repository.
  2. Use the following command to see a list of untracked files and folders in your repository: git status
  3. Identify the untracked folders that you want to delete from the repository.
  4. Use the following command to delete the untracked folder: rm -rf path/to/folder
  5. Once you have deleted the untracked folder, use the following command to update the git index: git add -u
  6. Finally, commit the changes to the repository: git commit -m "Remove untracked folder"
  7. Push the changes to the remote repository if needed: git push


By following these steps, you can successfully delete old, untracked folders from a git repository.