Git - Ignore folder in repository

Question

git

Such a situation:
1) We have a repository in which there is a folder with configs;
2) It is necessary to make sure that the files remain in the repository, but are not updated in the local copy;

.gitignore works in this case, but when the folder is ignored, it removes it from the repository.

Maybe not quite clearly explained, nevertheless, I will clarify in the process.

Answer 1

commit and then ignore

Answer 2

gitready.com/intermediate/2009/02/18/temporarily-ignoring-files.html

Answer 3

Not sure if this is the correct approach. It's usually better to leave the configs in the turnip and create a rule to ignore local configs that override the global ones if set.