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Remove all *.swp files from a git repository
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Remove From Git By Extension
git ls-files | grep '\.swp$' | xargs git rm
@andrewhau1

andrewhau1 commented Jan 28, 2015

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Thanks!

@vpankajakshan

vpankajakshan commented Feb 19, 2015

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Thanks a lot!!

@rd13

rd13 commented May 14, 2015

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Beautiful.

@ctrlaltdylan

ctrlaltdylan commented Aug 24, 2015

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If you get a little prompt about forcing a deletion:

git ls-files | grep '\.swp$' | xargs git rm -f

Thank you!

@kurtisdunn

kurtisdunn commented Jan 5, 2016

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Mad!

@DanielBonnery

DanielBonnery commented Apr 6, 2016

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I tried to add the argument --cached like that:
git ls-files | grep '\.Rproj$' | xargs git rm --cached

It did not work

@kanekalla

kanekalla commented Feb 23, 2017

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Thank You !!

@stephswo

stephswo commented Oct 19, 2017

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This worked perfectly, thanks!

@marobo

marobo commented Nov 8, 2017

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Thank You.!

@yvele

yvele commented Oct 30, 2018

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Thanks

@GammachisT

GammachisT commented Jun 9, 2023

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Wow amazing code
Thanks

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