Sounds like you already committed it before adding it to the gitignore. Here's a fix: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13541615/how-to-remove-files-that-are

Sounds like you already committed it before adding it to the gitignore. Here's a fix: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13541615/how-to-remove-files-that-are-listed-in-the-gitignore-but-still-on-the-repositor#13541721 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13541615/how-to-remove-f... ...but this shouldn't be a problem with a good git client such as Fork (git-fork.com) or SourceTree. They show you the changed files and let you select which ones to commit. I would never commit anything without at least skimming the changes first.