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git-checkout-index:tldr:60ad2
The command git checkout-index
is used to export all files from the Git index to the file system. It provides an easy way to extract the files that are currently staged in the index.
In this specific command:
--all
flag is used to include all files from the index, regardless of their status (modified, added, deleted).
--force
flag is used to overwrite files in the export directory if they already exist.
--prefix=${path-to-export_directory-}
specifies the prefix or the directory path where the exported files will be placed. ${path-to-export_directory-}
should be replaced with the actual desired path.
Overall, this command is exporting all files from the Git index and saving them to a specified export directory, overwriting any existing files with the same name.