Documentation/git-reset: Add an example of resetting selected paths
Signed-off-by: Pieter de Bie <pdebie@ai.rug.nl> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -176,6 +176,23 @@ $ git reset <3>
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committed as 'snapshot WIP'. This updates the index to show your
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WIP files as uncommitted.
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+Reset a single file in the index::
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+Suppose you have added a file to your index, but later decide you do not
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+want to add it to your commit. You can remove the file from the index
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+while keeping your changes with git reset.
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+------------
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+$ git reset -- frotz.c <1>
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+$ git commit -m "Commit files in index" <2>
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+$ git add frotz.c <3>
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+------------
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+<1> This removes the file from the index while keeping it in the working
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+ directory.
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+<2> This commits all other changes in the index.
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+<3> Adds the file to the index again.
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Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> and Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>