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This is a very basic but I have been unable to find the answer on the web. Is it possible to git rm, i.e. to remove a tracked file, from magit?

Thanks

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  • The question has been asked and answered on superuser: superuser.com/questions/516639/…. – Rémi Jun 19 '16 at 13:03
  • There is also magit-do-async-shell-command, which I have bound to "&" in a magit-status buffer. – hjon Nov 22 '19 at 10:06
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Magit does not provide a command that does git rm (but if you opened a feature request, then I would probably add it eventually).

Meanwhile you can delete the file using some other method, e.g. using M-x delete-file RET <file> RET. Once you have done that refresh the Magit buffer using g and then stage the "deletion" of the file by moving to it in the list of unstaged changes and then pressing s.

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Magit doesn't support git rm. Instead, delete the folder in dired, and then stage the change.

You can also use ! to launch any git command.

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    K (magit-file-untrack) does git rm --cached – npostavs Jun 19 '16 at 13:41
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    This 'K' key is very usefull. Thanks. – wizmer Jun 21 '16 at 1:34
  • @npostavs Why isn't your comment the accepted answer? – Daniel Jan 11 '19 at 8:39
  • @Daniel It's an answer for a different question. – npostavs Jan 11 '19 at 13:38
  • @npostavs Thanks for the comment. I see, so git rm --cached does not remove the file from disk, whereas git rm does. Thanks! – Daniel Jan 11 '19 at 15:45

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