/Shell/Bash/How do I undo 'git add' before commit?

How do I undo 'git add' before commit?

You can undo git add before commit with

git reset <file> 
which will remove it from the current index (the "about to be committed" list) without changing anything else.

You can use

git reset 
without any file name to unstage all due changes. This can come in handy when there are too many files to be listed one by one in a reasonable amount of time.

In old versions of Git, the above commands are equivalent to git reset HEAD <file> and git reset HEAD respectively, and will fail if HEAD is undefined (because you haven't yet made any commits in your repository) or ambiguous (because you created a branch called HEAD, which is a stupid thing that you shouldn't do). This was changed in Git 1.8.2, though, so in modern versions of Git you can use the commands above even prior to making your first commit:

"git reset" (without options or parameters) used to error out when you do not have any commits in your history, but it now gives you an empty index (to match non-existent commit you are not even on).

Documentation: git reset

Source: thecodeteacher.com

Similar codes

0 vote337 views1 answer
Cd n directories back
Shell/Bash
0 vote337 views1 answer
Linux find files not cintaining a string
Shell/Bash
0 vote347 views1 answer
Test if file is executable bash
Shell/Bash
0 vote373 views1 answer
Powershell script to copy mutliple files into a single file
Shell/Bash
63 votes359 views6 answers
Undo most recent commit
Shell/Bash
0 vote346 views1 answer
Argocd install
Shell/Bash
0 vote359 views1 answer
How to do a sudo reboot on raspberry pi
Shell/Bash
0 vote352 views1 answer
Bash upgrade cmake (From Source)
Shell/Bash
1 vote315 views1 answer
Git file line history
Shell/Bash
0 vote349 views1 answer
Net speed monitor for ubuntu
Shell/Bash