Remove Node Modules from Git Repository

If you forget to exclude node_modules directory add a .gitignore with the following or add this line to an existing one:

/node_modules

Then run the following command to remove the complete directory from git’s cache:

git rm -r --cached node_modules/

And then add all changes (removals) to the git repository and do a commit :

git add -A && git commit -a -m "excluded node modules"

And then do a:

git push

to update the entire (remote) repository