git-checkout-index:tldr:48063

git-checkout-index: Restore any files deleted or changed since the last commit.

$ git checkout-index --all --force

try on your machine

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:

"git checkout-index": This is the command itself. It is used to copy files from the repository to the working directory.
"--all": This option specifies that all files should be copied. Without this option, only modified or deleted files would be copied.
"--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.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

back to the git tool