From e416adc1ff51abecb14fd6ccd279661e41126c47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samar Panda <er.samarpanda@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 23:56:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Untrack files without deleting

---
 README.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 tips.json |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a4d53d..557387b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 * [Show all ignored files](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#show-all-ignored-files)
 * [Create new working tree from a repository (git 2.5)](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#create-new-working-tree-from-a-repository-git-25)
 * [Create new working tree from HEAD state](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#create-new-working-tree-from-head-state)
+* [Untrack files without deleting](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#untrack-files-without-deleting)
 * [Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#before-deleting-untracked-filesdirectory-do-a-dry-run-to-get-the-list-of-these-filesdirectories)
 * [Forcefully remove untracked files](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#forcefully-remove-untracked-files)
 * [Forcefully remove untracked directory](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#forcefully-remove-untracked-directory)
@@ -369,6 +370,17 @@ git worktree add -b <branch-name> <path> <start-point>
 git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD
 ```
 
+## Untrack files without deleting
+```sh
+git rm --cached <file_path>
+```
+
+
+__Alternatives:__
+```sh
+git rm --cached -r <directory_path>
+```
+
 ## Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories
 ```sh
 git clean -n
diff --git a/tips.json b/tips.json
index ff48dad..0e0d6be 100644
--- a/tips.json
+++ b/tips.json
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
 }, {
 	"title": "Create new working tree from HEAD state",
 	"tip": "git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD"
+}, {
+	"title": "Untrack files without deleting",
+	"tip": "git rm --cached <file_path>",
+	"alternatives": ["git rm --cached -r <directory_path>"]
 }, {
 	"title": "Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories",
 	"tip": "git clean -n"