Ignoring a single file within a folder

Question

Sorry if it sounds like a very simple question. But I'm still beginner. I already ignored .gitignore file itself and everything inside .idea folder. This is my .gitignore file:

\.gitignore
.idea/**

I'm working on a web project and trying to ignore a single file within a folder: config/db.php

but can't reach it. Appreciate any help!

Please choose tags correctly. This is a git and gitignore question, and not PHP or web. — Sloan Thrasher, Apr 15 '17 at 07:18
I did add **config/db.php** to **.gitignore** but nothing was changed — Scott, Apr 15 '17 at 07:24
Possible duplicate of [How do I ignore files in a directory in Git?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8527597/how-do-i-ignore-files-in-a-directory-in-git) — RïshïKêsh Kümar, Apr 15 '17 at 07:26
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8527597/how-do-i-ignore-files-in-a-directory-in-git — RïshïKêsh Kümar, Apr 15 '17 at 07:26
I found @RïshïKêshKümar 's comment useful for myself and already upvoted )). And thanks for your answer too man. I'm upvoting your answer too. Thanks ))) — Scott, Dec 07 '17 at 01:13
@Sherzod Ah... got it. Have marked this as a duplicate then :) — Anshul Goyal, Dec 07 '17 at 03:51

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '17 at 09:53

First, it seems that you’ve already committed the files which you want to ignore. In that case, do:

git rm -rf -—cached .idea/ config/db.php

Next, correct your .gitignore file to have the following entries:

.gitignore
.idea/
config/db.php

Now, commit the changes in your .gitignore file:

git add .gitignore && git commit -m “Correct ignore files”

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '17 at 08:44

0

You are probably already tracking the file. From the man page:

Files already tracked by Git are not affected;

So you first need to remove the file, and if you try to commit it again, you will get a warning.

answered Apr 15 '17 at 08:44

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