Does not ignore db.sqlite3 file,even i specified in .gitignore in django project

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in my Django project,i have already .gitignore file in root as well in django project but when i fire git status or git add . It adding all __pycache__ db.sqlite3 in repository. i need to remove those two things from my project. please help.!

I tried all things like *.sqlite3, mom/*.sqlite3, mom/db.sqlite3 and db.sqlite3 in my both .gitignore file respectively. But anything not work in any directory.

here is my main git ignore file .gitignore

media
*.sqlite3
**/__pycache__/**
*.pyc

here is my another git ignore file .gitignore

media
db.sqlite3
**/__pycache__/**
*.pyc

I also tried many possibilities from online resources but anything not working

file structure

MOM-PROJECT(local Repo)
|
├───MOM (main project)
|   ├───media
|   │   └───media
|   ├───MOM
|   │   ├───migrations
|   │   └───templatetags
|   ├───userprofile
|   │   └───migrations
|   │       └───__pycache__
|   ├───templates
|   │    ├───MOM
|   │    ├───userprofile
|   │    └───base.html
|   ├───manage.py
|   ├───requirements.txt
|   ├───db.sqlite3
|   └───.gitignore [another created after main]
|
├───README.md
├───.git
└───.gitignore [Main]

list adding file of git add command

    modified:   .gitignore
    new file:   mom/.gitignore
    new file:   mom/db.sqlite3
    modified:   mom/meeting/admin.py
    modified:   mom/meeting/views.py
    modified:   mom/static/js/meetingtext.js
    ...

Umm Actually first i created .gitignore file in at main folder where .git folder(in project) exist. my media folder automatically removed and that worked fine. but when i added mom/db.sqlite3 or *.sqlite3 in main .gitignore it's not ignoring therefore i created another .gitignore file inside my project folder where db.sqlite3 is exist. but that also not ignoring my db.sqlite3 file

please suggest me what i need to do. please don't suggest me to use Smart-Git or any other GUI option. right now i m learning phase so i need all thing over commandline

For the ones listed as new file, run git rm --cached to remove them from the index—you've added them to the index (though not yet committed, luckily), so now putting the names into .gitignore does not take them out again. — torek
– torek, Commented Mar 5, 2020 at 21:58

victorcalabuig · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-14 09:41:39Z

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I had the same issue but found out that my problem was that I had already tracked and committed the db.sqlite3 file in previous commit, which made it impossible for git to ignore when I later added it to the .gitignore.

I think this is not your case but maybe it can give you some hints towards a solution.

To untrack the file without deleting the local file I used:

git rm -r --cached db.sqlite3

After this, the .gitignore is doing the job as intended.

edited Dec 14, 2021 at 9:41

answered Jul 4, 2021 at 18:12

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applecider · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-05 11:44:27Z

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Remove the *s.

If you specifically want to ignore the pycache and db.sqlite3 files, just add

__pycache__/
db.sqlite3

to your .gitignore file. Alternatively search for django .gitignore files and sample from there.

If you want to know in depth on the gitignore file check out https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore

answered Mar 5, 2020 at 11:44

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l.b.vasoya Over a year ago

Thanks for answer, it not work till it adding the db.sqlite3 i give in my question see..

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