How do I git rm a file without deleting it from disk

Question

The command removes the file in my system  I meant it to remove only the file from Git-repository   How can I remove the file from a Git repository  without removing the file in my system

User · Accepted Answer

git rm --cached file   should do what you want   You can read more details at git help rm

User · Answer

I tried experimenting with the answers given  My personal finding came out to be   git rm -r --cached     And then  git add     This seemed to make my working directory nice and clean  You can put your fileName in place of the dot

[git] How do I git rm a file without deleting it from disk?

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