| 9 | Undoing Uncommitted Changes |
Git’s two-step process for tracking a commit means you can have
files that are staged for commit that you’re not ready to commit.
You use git reset HEAD or
git rm --cached depending on the
circumstance.
Scenario 1: You staged a change to a file and want to unstage
it—use git reset HEAD. This is the
most common use. You’re telling Git, “Change the index—the
staging area—to the latest version of this file.”
Scenario 2: You have a new file that’s been staged that you don’t
want to commit now—use git rm
--cached. Normally, git
rm is used to remove files from your repository, but
adding the --cached option tells Git
to leave your working tree alone.
Another common problem is making changes that you want to ...