How to .gitignore app/app.iml in Android Studio project?

Question

No matter how I structure my .gitignore I can't seem to ignore app/app.iml via Android Studio 2.0.0.

So far, I've tried ignoring all *.iml files per the github's standard Android Studio .gitignore template, as well as targeting the file directly..

app/app.iml
*.iml

Anybody run into a similar issue with this specific file or other *.iml files? How did you resolve it?

Answer 1

Try these steps:

1. Remove cached iml files, use: git rm --cached <all_your_iml_files>
2. Add *.iml in .gitignore file and commit again.

The iml files will not be tracked after this.

Answer 2

Try adding a forward slash to app/app.iml inside your .gitignore like so.. /app/app.iml. This worked for me after following @xiaoyaoworm' advice.

Answer 3

If the files were already committed before the gitignore update, it would continue to be tracked by git.

Try doing a git rm --cached app/app.iml and follow that with another commit removing the file.

Answer 4

I think what you have done should work. Give a try on installing .ignore plugin, right click on that file app.iml, there is a "Add to ignore file".