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Harsha G
Harsha G

Reputation: 23

Understanding git rm

I am trying to understand "git rm" command.

So I have a file Test.txt in my local directory/ current working directory

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I did

git add .
git commit -m "1st commit"

Now, the file is added to staging area and committed to local repo.

If I do git rm Test.txt and do git status, I see

On branch main
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
    deleted:    Test.txt

ls also doesn't show the file, So the file has been deleted from both current working directory and staging area. But if I see the files committed git ls-tree --full-tree -r --name-only HEAD, I still see the file.

Does it mean git rm removes the file only from current working directory and staging area but not from local repo?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 49

Answers (1)

Mureinik
Mureinik

Reputation: 310983

git rm stages a change to remove a file, similarly to how git add stages a change to add or modify a file. After you commit this change, you'll no longer see the file in git ls-tree.

Upvotes: 3

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