Removing multiple files from a Git repo that have already been deleted from disk

Question

I have a Git repo that I have deleted four files from using rm (not git rm), and my Git status looks like this:

#    deleted:    file1.txt #    deleted:    file2.txt #    deleted:    file3.txt #    deleted:    file4.txt 

How do I remove these files from Git without having to manually go through and add each file like this:

git rm file1 file2 file3 file4 

Ideally, I'm looking for something that works in the same way that git add . does, if that's possible.

Answer 1

For Git 1.x

$ git add -u 

This tells git to automatically stage tracked files -- including deleting the previously tracked files.

For Git 2.0

To stage your whole working tree:

$ git add -u :/ 

To stage just the current path:

$ git add -u . 

Answer 2

git ls-files --deleted -z | xargs -0 git rm  

might be what you are looking for.. it works for me..