How can I Remove .DS_Store files from a Git repository? -gitignore ds_store

Question

How can I remove those annoying Mac OS X .DS_Store files from a Git repository?

Answer 1

Step 1: In order to remove existing files from the repository:

find . -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 git rm -f --ignore-unmatch

Step 2: Add this line '.DS_Store' to your .gitignore file, which can be found at the top level of your repository (or create if it isn't there already. Use the following command to do so:

echo .DS_Store >> .gitignore

Step 3: Then run the following command: 

git add .gitignore

git commit -m '.DS_Store banished!'

For more information regarding this git commands and version controlling please go through the below link.