title: .gitignore not working in github for mac program
body: <p>I searched around and found some tutorials explaining out to fix the problem, unfortunately they haven't worked. </p>
  
  <p>Basically what's happening is I have files in the .gitignore that the github for mac program I'm using is trying to commit, despite them being ignored. I found some blogs and even other posts on stackoverflow saying that you can fix it with the command line, and giving explanations how. Unfortunately I have absolutely no experience with the command line and my attempts to follow their directions have all failed to solve the problem. </p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to fix this problem without using the command line? and if not can someone tell me how to use the command line hack found <a href="http://www.randallkent.com/development/gitignore-not-working" rel="noreferrer">here</a> among other places:</p>
  
  <pre><code>git rm -r --cached .
  git add .
  git commit -m "fixing .gitignore"
  </code></pre>