Git - how delete file from remote repository

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How can I delete file from remote git repository  I have a file that is just deleted from working copy local repository  and I want delete it from corresponding remote repository

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I know I am late  but what worked for me  total git newbie  was executing the following set of git commands  git rm -r --cached    git add   git commit -am  quot Remove ignored files and resubmitting files  To give credit where it is due  here is the link to the source

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Use commands    git rm  path to file name     followed by  git commit -m  Your Comment   git push   your files will get deleted from the repository

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The easiest thing to do is to move the file from your local directory temporarily  then commit changes to your remote repo  Then add it back to your local repo  make sure to update  gitignore so it doesn t commit to remote again

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If you have deleted lot of files and folders  just do this  git commit -a -m   git push

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if you just commit your deleted file and push  It should then be removed from the remote repo

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If you deleted a file from the working tree  then commit the deletion   git commit -a -m  A file was deleted    And push your commit upstream   git push

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If you pushed a file or folder before it was in  gitignore  or had no  gitignore     Comment it out from  gitignore Add it back on the filesystem Remove it from the folder git add your file  amp  amp  commit it git push

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Git Remote repository file deletion simple solution      git commit  nbsp  file name with path which you want to delete  nbsp  -m  file is   deleted       git push   It will work Multiple selective file also you can delete in remote repository same way

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If you want to push a deleted file to remote      git add  deleted file name       git commit -m message       git push -u origin branch    If you want to delete a file from remote and locally      git rm  file name       git commit -m message       git push -u origin branch    If you want to delete a file from remote only      git rm --cached  file name       git commit -m message       git push -u origin branch

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Visual Studio Code  Delete the files from your Explorer view  You see them crossed-out in your Branch view  Then commit and Sync   Be aware  If files are on your  gitignore list  then the delete  quot update quot  will not be pushed and therefore not be visible  VS Code will warn you if this is the case  though  - gt  Exclude the files folder from gitignore temporarily

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A simpler way  git add   -A git commit -m  Deleted some files     git push origin master   -A Update the index not only where the working tree has a file matching  but also where the index already has an entry  This adds  modifies  and removes index entries to match the working tree  Taken from  http   git-scm com docs git-add

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