git unstage changes code example

Example 1: git discard local changes

# Discarding local changes (permanently) to a file:
git checkout -- <file>

# Discard all local changes to all files permanently:
git reset --hard

Example 2: how to unstage changes in git

#unstage a single file
git rm --cached <filePath> 

#unstage all staged files
git reset

Example 3: git unstage file for commit

git reset myfilename.txt

Example 4: how to unstage a commit

git reset HEAD~

Example 5: unstage staged files git

git reset HEAD file_path

Example 6: revert unstaged changes git

git checkout -- path/to/file/to/revert