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Development Tools Introduction to Git Managing Committed Files Discarding File Modifications

Posted by Kirt Perez
Kirt Perez
7,374 Points

This command brings back a file version that has already been committed right?

Just want to make sure, the file you want to revert back to should have been committed first?

1 Answer

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

Yes. An easier way to think about this command, though, is that it will wipe out any changes to the file that appear when running git diff. Let me know if this helps!

HSU YUAN CHIU
HSU YUAN CHIU
10,397 Points

The command "git diff" should show the difference between modified and staged. If "git diff" shows nothing after the command "git checkout -- [filename]", doesn't it mean that the file in directory was overwritten by the file staged?