How can I remove a file that is about to be pushed?

Question

I somehow have a file that I didn't commit (at least recently), I can't seem to remove it using:

git rm -r --cached PathToFile

When I check what will be pushed when I push the file I removed is still listed using:

git diff --stat --cached origin/master

Does anybody know what's wrong?

The issue is I can't commit the file because it's over 100MB, it's currently on my .gitingore, but I guess the change to gitignore was made after the file was commited somehow. I don't want LFS, I already maxed it for no reason.

The file is part of your history already, at least this is my guess. If so, you need to remove it from history in addition to doing `git rm --cached`. — Tim Biegeleisen, Jan 11 '18 at 10:05
When you say history, do you mean remove it completely from the repo? — Rick, Jan 11 '18 at 10:06
Not necessarily the repo, just your branch (at least for starters) — Tim Biegeleisen, Jan 11 '18 at 10:07

Seeni · Answer 1 · 2018-01-11T10:19:18.107

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Once it is commited, it is added to the chain. So try hard resetting repo or file to the previous version. Refer. Reset or revert a specific file to a specific revision using Git?. Else Use this docs to remove the file from repo history https://help.github.com/articles/removing-files-from-a-repository-s-history/

edited Jan 11 '18 at 10:19

answered Jan 11 '18 at 10:13

Seeni

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Hard resetting would wipe everything out, cause problems for others using the branch, and is probably not an option the OP would want to use here. – Tim Biegeleisen Jan 11 '18 at 10:17
Hard reset will be useful when the only thing he did was adding a new file. – Seeni Jan 11 '18 at 10:20

How can I remove a file that is about to be pushed?

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