Managing Files - Git Recipes - page 129

Problem

The repository is in a clean state and the working directory contains one file— un-
tracked.txt . The file is unmodified. You want to convert it into an untracked state.

Solution

Start the repository with:

$ cd git-recipes
$ git init 04-06
$ cd 04-06
$ git simple-commit untracked

Right now the repository is clean and the working directory contains one file— un-
tracked.txt .
Follow this procedure:

1. Remove the untracked.txt file with:

$ git rm --cached untracked.txt

2. Check the contents of the repository with the $ ls command. As you
can see the file was not deleted—it still exists in the working directory.
3. Check the status of the repository. The command

$ git status prints:

# On branch master
# Changes to be committed:
# (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)

#
# deleted: untracked.txt

#
# Untracked files:
# (use "git add <file>..." to include in what
will be committed)