How can I get content of a file from git index?
问题 I have a file which has been already added to my local repository. I've modified it in the working tree, so git status shows me the file as modified. I would like to know what is the file content kept in the index before I stage the file. I can think of two ways of doing that: revert a patch generated by git diff, and apply it on the file in the working tree use git checkout-index, point to a temporary file and read the content from there Is there an easier way? 回答1: Use the : prefix to