Remove node_modules from git in vscode

Question

Getting error while removing node_modules in git, vscode terminal

 git rm -r --cached node_modules

Error:

Answer 1

Once git starts tracking a file or a folder it won't stop even if you add it to .gitignore

You will need to delete it from the .git repository. I exclusively use a local one, typically located at the root of the project's source.

As of today 20200408, it does not appear there is a mouse click approach to remove the annoying file/folder from git.

You will have to use the terminal.

Press Ctrl-J then select Terminal tab

or from VSCode menu select Terminal / New Terminal

Then issue something like the following command

git  rm -r --cached  www/index.html

The following exclude

 www/ 

was already in my .gitignore file.

In your case you would want to add the "cancer folder" :)

node_modules/

PS: Simple things made unnecessarily hard, I wonder why?

Below is the zillion garbage of Git commands I never use. Enjoy!