git-checkout-index:tldr:8b732

git-checkout-index: Restore any files changed since the last commit, ignoring any files that were deleted.

$ git checkout-index --all --force --no-create

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The command git checkout-index --all --force --no-create is used to checkout all files from the index to the working directory.

Here is an explanation of each component of the command:

git: It is the command-line tool for using Git version control.
checkout-index: It is a subcommand used to copy files from the index to the working directory.
--all: This option tells Git to checkout all files from the index to the working directory. It means all changes made to the files in the index will be reflected in the working directory.
--force: This option tells Git to forcefully overwrite any existing files present in the working directory with the files from the index. If there are any local changes in the files, those changes will be lost.
--no-create: This option tells Git not to create new files in the working directory that are present in the index but not in the working directory. It means the checkout will only update existing files and not add new files.

Overall, this command is useful when you want to update all files in the working directory to match the index, discarding any local changes and not creating new files in the process.

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.

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