IT for operating businesses

Using the git-checkout-index Command

Copy files from the index to the working tree. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout-index>.

  • Restore any files deleted since the last commit:

git checkout-index *[-a|--all]*

  • Restore any files deleted or changed since the last commit:

git checkout-index *[-a|--all]* *[-f|--force]*

  • Restore any files changed since the last commit, ignoring any files that were deleted:

git checkout-index *[-a|--all]* *[-f|--force]* *[-n|--no-create]*

  • Export a copy of the entire tree at the last commit to the specified directory (the trailing slash is important):

git checkout-index *[-a|--all]* *[-f|--force]* --prefix *path/to/export_directory*/


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