Undoing git rm -r --cached

09 Jun 2014 I followed these instructions to gitignore an already committed file: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6535362/gitignore-after-commit

When I wanted to start tracking it again, I needed to following these instructions: https://gist.github.com/laszlomiklosik/3833968

Make sure you save a backup of your current version before you check out the file again.