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How to use git rm -cached to remove tilde file

I have ~$itial Problem Description.docx file in my git repo.

I'm guessing its a recovery type file for Microsoft word.

I added it to the repo and pushed by accident.

When I try and do git rm --cached ~$itial Problem Description.docx It says - '~ Problem Description.docx' did not match any files

How do I git rm --cached this? And what do I put in my .gitignore to ignore it?

Solution

  • The problem is the shell is interpreting $itial as a (empty) environment variable because of the $. You can prevent the shell from parsing it by using single quotes:

    $ git rm '~$itial Problem Description.docx'