Cannot `git rm` A Previously Tracked File

Question

I have a developer on a Windows 8 computer who's installed git from Git-Scm who can't use git rm to remove files from his repo.

git --version output:

version 1.8.1.msysgit.1

When he attempts to untrack the file, he gets this message:

fatal: pathspec '<path>' did not match any files

I'm not sure what the issue is, we've tried a variety of ways of entering the path from Windows (./folder/file, "./folder/file", folder/file, "folder/file") and none of the attempts have worked so far.

I could just remove the files on my machine if I wanted, but I'd like to know what the issue is with Git here. Why can't he git rm files?

Answer 1

Using git through the command line wasn't working, period. And yes, we know the difference between a tracked and untracked file guys, we aren't git retarded.

I eventually fired up the gui, and only through that were we able to properly remove the file. This has been an issue before, so I think it's a bug in Git-Scm's bash prompt.

EDIT:

Actually, I'm quite literally retarded. git commit <removed file>

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