balkian.github.com/_posts/2013-08-22-Remove-git-files-with-globbing.markdown

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layout: post
title:  "Remove git files with globbing"
date:   2013-08-22 23:14:00
tags: git 
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A simple trick. If you want to remove all the '.swp' files from a git repository, just use:

{% highlight bash %}
git rm --cached '\*\*.swp'
{% endhighlight %}