# git rm

> Remove files from repository index and local filesystem.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rm>.

- Remove file from repository index and filesystem:

`git rm {{path/to/file}}`

- Remove directory [r]ecursively:

`git rm -r {{path/to/directory}}`

- Remove file from repository index but keep it untouched locally:

`git rm --cached {{path/to/file}}`

- Reduce the repository to only the `.git` directory:

`git rm -r .`