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In Git, the location where we add files to track a particular branch is called a commit 缓存区or branch 索引区. It is a unique way of organizing files and preparing them for commits.

But sometimes, we want to pull back files from the stage. This process is called unstaging. If we accidentally add any file to Git, we can unstagingpull it back from the index by performing the .

Git provides us with various commands to handle this situation and solve this critical problem to achieve the result. This article will show you how to unstage files in Git using two important commands.

How to unstage files in Git

In Git, we can use two different methods to cancel cache files. The following explains these two methods in detail:

• git rm -cached <file-name>
• git reset Head <file-name>

Use git rmthe command to cancel the cache file

The command git rm --cachedhelps us to remove files from the staging area. When the file is already present in the repo, the command git rm --cachedwill help us to remove the required file from the index.

This will keep it in your working directory and will now permanently remove it from the repo.

git rm --cached <filePath>

This command does not un-stage the file, it only caches and removes the file from the repo that has been previously committed, and leaves the file untracked in the branch in our working tree.

Use git resetthe command to cancel the cache file

Git Reset is used to reset the changes made in the working directory. We can use it to reset our repository, staging area, and our working directory.

The simplest way to remove a file from the cache area is by executing the following command, by specifying the file path that we want to uncache that file using the following command.

git reset <commit> -- <path>

If we don't specify a file, it will automatically refer to the one in the currently checked out branch HEAD.

If we don't git resetspecify a filename with , then all commits will be unstaged, the staging area will be empty in our currently checked-out branch, and will not be restored afterwards.

Therefore, when you are satisfied and confirm to delete or clear the cache, you must back up these files or execute these commands.

$ git reset