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diff --git a/doc/topics/git/unstage.md b/doc/topics/git/unstage.md index 028f34b2433..95958600fb4 100644 --- a/doc/topics/git/unstage.md +++ b/doc/topics/git/unstage.md @@ -1,28 +1,43 @@ --- stage: Create group: Source Code -info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Unstage a file in Git **(FREE ALL)** When you _stage_ a file in Git, you instruct Git to track changes to the file in -preparation for a commit. To instruct Git to disregard changes to a file, and not +preparation for a commit. To disregard changes to a file, and not include it in your next commit, _unstage_ the file. -- To remove files from stage use `reset HEAD`, where HEAD is the last commit of - the current branch. This unstages the file but maintains the modifications. +## Unstage a file + +- To remove files from staging, but keep your changes: ```shell git reset HEAD <file> ``` -- To revert the file back to the state it was in before the changes: +- To unstage the last three commits: + + ```shell + git reset HEAD^3 + ``` + +- To unstage changes to a certain file from HEAD: ```shell - git checkout -- <file> + git reset <filename> ``` +After you unstage the file, to revert the file back to the state it was in before the changes: + +```shell +git checkout -- <file> +``` + +## Remove a file + - To remove a file from disk and repository, use `git rm`. To remove a directory, use the `-r` flag: ```shell |