Git rm from magit

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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

The question has been asked and answered on superuser: http://superuser.com/questions/516639/what-is-an-equivalent-of-git-rm-r-in-the-emacs-magit-package. — 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

score 34 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '16 at 23:12

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.

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 01 '16 at 22:52

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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.

edited Aug 01 '16 at 22:52

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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 01:34
@npostavs Why isn't your comment the accepted answer? – Daniel Jan 11 '19 at 08:39
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@Daniel It's an answer [for a different question](https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/9317/untrack-file-without-deleting-it). – npostavs Jan 11 '19 at 13:38
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@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

Git rm from magit

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