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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
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# 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 disregard changes to a file, and not
include it in your next commit, _unstage_ the file.
## Unstage a file
- To remove files from staging, but keep your changes:
```shell
git reset HEAD <file>
```
- To unstage the last three commits:
```shell
git reset HEAD^3
```
- To unstage changes to a certain file from HEAD:
```shell
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
git rm '*.txt'
git rm -r <dirname>
```
- To keep a file on disk but remove it from the repository (such as a file you want
to add to `.gitignore`), use the `rm` command with the `--cache` flag:
```shell
git rm <filename> --cache
```
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