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Untrack files without deleting

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* [Show all ignored files](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#show-all-ignored-files) * [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 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) * [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) * [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 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) * [Forcefully remove untracked directory](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#forcefully-remove-untracked-directory)
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git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD 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 ## Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories
```sh ```sh
git clean -n git clean -n

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}, { }, {
"title": "Create new working tree from HEAD state", "title": "Create new working tree from HEAD state",
"tip": "git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD" "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", "title": "Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories",
"tip": "git clean -n" "tip": "git clean -n"