untrack

Removes tracked files that match .gitignore exclusion rules.

Usage

git-wrangler untrack

This command takes no arguments.

What it does

Removes files from the Git index that are actively tracked but match exclusion rules in .gitignore. It untracks the files safely while leaving them on the local disk, and commits the removals automatically.

This is typically needed when you:

1. Added an entry to .gitignore after a file was already committed
2. Want to enforce ignoring without deleting the local file

Example

git-wrangler untrack

Notes

• Files are not deleted from disk — they are only removed from the Git index
• The untracking is committed automatically with the message "Stop tracking files defined in .gitignore"
• Repositories without a .gitignore are skipped
• Repositories where no tracked files match .gitignore are skipped cleanly