I mistakenly added files using the command "git add dir". I have not yet run "git commit". Is there a way to remove this dir and everything contained within it from the commit?
I have tried git reset dir, but it didn't work. Apparently git reset file is the way to undo it. But I have so many files and so little time.
To remove a directory and everything inside it from the index,
git rm --cached -r dirThe --cached switch makes git rm operate on the index only and not touch the working copy. The -r switch makes it recursive.
--cached switch. Nevertheless, I’ve edited the answer to qualify that it applies to the index only.
git reset HEAD folder fixed everything... but before doing this, do a git status folder, and make sure it says that it 'deleted' all the files on that folder
You will want to use git rm --cached -r <dir>. this command will remove the staged directory contents from the index.
if the directory was already tracked you have to find new and old files manually and unstage them …
Probably run git reset <dir> after that to reset existing (and already tracked) files inside the directory.
Update 2019:
Simply run git reset directory, it will unstage all newly added files.
git reset <dir> alone enough?
git reset <dir> would work as well. The answer is from 2011, so I'm not sure if that already worked 8 years ago. I'll update the answer. Thanks for the hint!
Unstage directory
$ git reset <dir> Unstages all the files and folders I staged with:
$ git add <dir> Confirm directory unstaged
In order to confirm the removal of the directory and its contents from staging (ie "Changes to be committed"), run the below:
$ git status or
$ git diff --staged --name-only to confirm that none of the folders or files previously staged are still staged.
One Simple command to remove a staged file/folder, that are not committed yet is - git restore --staged <dir>.
git reset <path>updates the index for that path so that it matchesHEAD(the current commit). It doesn't touch the working tree.