Undo multiple file and folder 'git add' [duplicate]

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I executed

git add .

and now I want to revert that git add. How can I accomplish that?

type this into a search engine "git revert add". Voila! git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Undoing-Things — Mitch Wheat
– Mitch Wheat, Commented Aug 25, 2013 at 2:00

dahlbyk · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-25 02:45:09Z

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git reset (which is equivalent to git reset HEAD) will un-add (more commonly "unstage") all files.

In Git, revert is used for undoing an existing commit (typically a commit that happened a while ago, or has been shared with others). If your commit has not yet been shared with others, there are ways to "rewrite" recent history such that you can pretend the changes you want to revert never happened in the first place.

answered Aug 25, 2013 at 2:45

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Jordan McCullough · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-25 21:28:52Z

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You can unstage all snapshots with git reset HEAD or selectively unstage paths with git reset HEAD -- <filepath>.

answered Aug 25, 2013 at 21:28

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