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git restore

Restores working tree files. Introduced in Git 2.23 as a safer alternative to git checkout for file restoration.

Syntax

git restore [<options>] [--] <pathspec>...

Options

--staged / -S: Restores the file in the staging area (unstages it)
--worktree / -W: Restores the file in the working directory (default)
--source=<tree>: Restores from a specific commit or branch instead of the index
-p / --patch: Interactively choose hunks to restore

Example

git restore src/app.ts
git restore --staged src/app.ts
git restore --source HEAD~2 src/app.ts

Tip

Use --staged to unstage files and --source to restore from a specific commit.