I have the following contents in my .gitignore file
**/*.txt
**/*.out
**/*.DS_store
**/*.exe
**/a.out
However, every time I compile my c++ files I get a.out files as executable and I still get file as modified when I do git status. I'll be thankful if someone can point me in the right direction.
Looks like you have accidentally added the file to the index. You can remove it from the index using:
git rm --cached a.out
Git will no longer track this file.
From the manual:
--cachedUse this option to unstage and remove paths only from the index. Working tree files, whether modified or not, will be left alone.
