git remove file from upstream (github) repository

Question

I inadvertently pushed an .htaccess file from my local to my upstream (github.com) repo. I do not want my team to have this .htaccess file as it will break their local environment. Is there a method to delete this file from the upstream repo? After I realized the file was pushed I go into my local and

 git update-index --assume-unchanged magento/.htaccess

however I cannot delete the file from my local, that would break my local environment.

Answer 1

Hope this helps you:

1. Move the file temporarily (so with a git status it appears deleted).
2. Add the file to your .gitignore .
3. git commit the file deletion and the updated .gitignore and push the changes to your remote repository.
4. Re-add the file to your local repository.