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.gitignore not working visual studio

  #normally it happens when you already upload files and after 
  # that you add your .gitignore file
  git rm -r --cached . 
  git add .
  git commit -am "Remove ignored files"
  git push  

.gitignore not working

# Remember to commit everything you've changed before you do this!
git rm -rf --cached .
git add .

# This removes all files from the repository and adds them back
# (this time respecting the rules in your .gitignore).

# Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/25436481

.gitignore not working

git rm -r --cached .;
git add .;
git commit -m "Untracked files issue resolved to fix .gitignore";
git push