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Claudio
Asked: 2020-04-30 07:49:47 +0800 CST 2020-04-30 07:49:47 +0800 CST

How do I remove a directory that I added to Git with "git add"?

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In Git Bash I mistakenly wrote directly the command:

add .

without first having put the command cd y el nombre de mi proyecto.

For this reason, when opening visual studio in Team Explorer, the C:\Users\ folder was loaded with all the files (which are thousands of files).

How do I cancel it from git Bash or directly from visual?

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    In Git Bash you can use git reset. This will 'unset' all the files you have added after your last commit.

    If you want to delete only some files, use git reset -- <file 1> <file 2> <file n>.

    It is also possible to delete some of the changes to the files using git reset -p.

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  2. With new versions of Git you can say:

    git restore --staged directorio/

    Full example adding a "hello" file:

    $ touch hola
$ git status
On branch develop
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/develop'.

Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
    hola

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

$ git add hola

$ git status
On branch develop
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/develop'.

Changes to be committed:
  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
    new file:   hola

$ git restore --staged hola

$ git status
On branch develop
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/develop'.

Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
    hola

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
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