git-rm

Remove file from tracking

$ git rm [file.txt]

$ git rm -r [directory/]

$ git rm --cached [file.txt]

$ git rm -f [file.txt]

$ git rm -n [file.txt]

git rm [options] files

git rm removes files from the working tree and index. It stages the removal for the next commit. The --cached option removes from tracking while keeping the file on disk.
The command is used to stop tracking files or delete tracked files. For untracking files that should have been ignored, use --cached combined with adding to .gitignore.
git rm provides controlled file removal from version control.

FILES

Files to remove.

Remove from index only, keep file.

Recursive removal.

Force removal.

Show what would be removed.

Exit successfully even if no match.

Display help information.

Without --cached, deletes file from disk. Removal needs to be committed. Use --cached to untrack without deleting.

git rm is a core Git command for removing files from version control, complementing git add.

git-add(1), git-mv(1), rm(1)