# Finding and removing files added to git by accident

Finding and removing files added to git by accident
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2 Aug

Written By [Roderick Kennedy](https://roderickkennedy.com/dbgdiary?author=5f08d2770b281846bf04ee3b)

If for example, you've added lib files by mistake to a large git repo, and want to remove them, but don't know the exact paths, use this:  
  
git ls-files \*.lib>lib.bat  
  
Then in lib.bat you may have e.g.:  
Plugins/Media/Intermediate/Build/Win64/DebugMediaEditor/MediaEditor-Win64-Debug.lib  
  
Add git rm --cached to the front of each line, then run the batch file and commit the result.

 [Roderick Kennedy](https://roderickkennedy.com/dbgdiary?author=5f08d2770b281846bf04ee3b)