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git-checkout-index:tldr:48063
The command "git checkout-index --all --force" is used to forcefully copy the contents of the latest commit in the repository to the working directory. Let's break down each part of the command:
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"git checkout-index": This is the command itself. It is used to copy files from the repository to the working directory.
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"--all": This option specifies that all files should be copied. Without this option, only modified or deleted files would be copied.
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"--force": This option forces overwriting of existing files in the working directory. If any files in the working directory have local modifications that have not been committed yet, this option will overwrite them without warning.
In summary, this command is used to copy all files from the latest commit to the working directory, overwriting any existing files forcefully.