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After the last commit, I modified a bunch of files in my working copy, but I want to undo the changes to one of those files, as in reset it to the same state as the most recent commit.
However, I only want to undo the working copy changes of just that one file alone, nothing else with it.
How do I do that?
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Try Git checkout --<file> to discard uncommitted changes to a file. Git reset --hard is for when you want to discard all uncommitted changes. Use Git reset --hard <commit id> to point the repo to a previous commit.
To move HEAD around in your own Git timeline, use the git checkout command. There are two ways to use the git checkout command. A common use is to restore a file from a previous commit, and you can also rewind your entire tape reel and go in an entirely different direction.
If you have committed changes to a file (i.e. you have run both git add and git commit ), and want to undo those changes, then you can use git reset HEAD~ to undo your commit.
You can use
git checkout -- file You can do it without the -- (as suggested by nimrodm), but if the filename looks like a branch or tag (or other revision identifier), it may get confused, so using -- is best.
You can also check out a particular version of a file:
git checkout v1.2.3 -- file # tag v1.2.3 git checkout stable -- file # stable branch git checkout origin/master -- file # upstream master git checkout HEAD -- file # the version from the most recent commit git checkout HEAD^ -- file # the version before the most recent commit If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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