Merge branch 'maint-1.5.4' into maint

[git.git] / Documentation / git-reset.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index b6bcf4d9de65140f94bed45b30d00d49aa4b3ba5..fac59c972659111aa2bba365c6aba94577d95702 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ git-reset - Reset current HEAD to the specified state
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard] [-q] [<commit>]
-'git-reset' [--mixed] [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>...
+'git reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard] [-q] [<commit>]
+'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -176,6 +176,23 @@ $ git reset                                       <3>
     committed as 'snapshot WIP'.  This updates the index to show your
     WIP files as uncommitted.
 
+Reset a single file in the index::
++
+Suppose you have added a file to your index, but later decide you do not
+want to add it to your commit. You can remove the file from the index
+while keeping your changes with git reset.
++
+------------
+$ git reset -- frotz.c                      <1>
+$ git commit -m "Commit files in index"     <2>
+$ git add frotz.c                           <3>
+------------
++
+<1> This removes the file from the index while keeping it in the working
+    directory.
+<2> This commits all other changes in the index.
+<3> Adds the file to the index again.
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> and Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>