How to remove files from git staging area?

Question

I made changes to some of my files in my local repo, and then I did git add -A which I think added too many files to the staging area. How can I delete all the

Answer 1

use

git reset HEAD

This will remove all files from staging area

Answer 2

The best way to undo your file which is already there in the staging area is git reset --hard which brings your staged files to back. Careful now, that will remove staged and unstaged changes.

Answer 3

It is very simple:

1. To check the current status of any file in the current dir, whether it is staged or not:

   git status

2. Staging any files:

   git add . for all files in the current directory

   git add <filename> for specific file

3. Unstaging the file:

   git restore --staged <filename>

Answer 4

Use

git reset

to unstage all the staged files.

Answer 5

You could use

git reset HEAD

then add the specific files you want with

git add [directory/]filename

Answer 6

You can reset the staging area in a few ways:

1. Reset HEAD and add all necessary files to check-in again as below:

    git reset HEAD ---> removes all files from the staging area
    git add <files, that are required to be committed>
    git commit -m "<commit message>"
    git push