How to ignore .env file from .gitignore for laravel5.2

Question

I have written a line

.env

in my .gitgnore file.but still it is not being ignored while the push. My .gitignore file is in root directory of project folder.

Answer 1

after adding file name in .gitignore, you have to run:

git rm -f .env

It will never appear after in git status, no matter what modification you do in it.

A SUGGESTION, If you do not have good knowledge of unix commands and git, please save your .env file somewhere before playing with it.