Cannot reset file in Git

Question

I have cloned a repository on windows 8 and I have not modified any files. When I do a git status I get the following though:

$ git st
On branch myFeature
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/myFeature'.

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)

        modified:   test.txt

no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

Now I want to checkout master but I am not allowed to do that:

$ git co master
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
        test.txt
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
Aborting

I have then tried:

git reset --hard
git clean -f
git checkout master

same error.

git checkout -- test.txt
git clean -f
git checkout master

same error.

So I still get the above error when I try to checkout master - and the test.txt file is still marked as being modified.

Below is the output from git config -l (where I have removed some private entries)

$ git config -l
core.symlinks=false
core.autocrlf=false
color.diff=auto
color.status=auto
color.branch=auto
color.interactive=true
pack.packsizelimit=2g
help.format=html
http.sslcainfo=/bin/curl-ca-bundle.crt
sendemail.smtpserver=/bin/msmtp.exe
diff.astextplain.textconv=astextplain
rebase.autosquash=true
core.autocrlf=false
core.editor="C:/Program Files (x86)/GitExtensions/GitExtensions.exe" fileeditor
core.longpaths=true
core.packedgitlimit=128m
core.packedgitwindowsize=128m
core.hidedotfiles=false
alias.st=status
alias.co=checkout
merge.tool=kdiff3
diff.guitool=kdiff3
mergetool.kdiff3.path=C:/Program Files/KDiff3/kdiff3.exe
difftool.kdiff3.path=C:/Program Files/KDiff3/kdiff3.exe
push.default=simple
pack.deltacachesize=128m
pack.packsizelimit=128m
pack.windowmemory=128m
color.branch.upstream=cyan
core.repositoryformatversion=0
core.filemode=false
core.bare=false
core.logallrefupdates=true
core.symlinks=false
core.ignorecase=true
core.hidedotfiles=false
core.autocrlf=false
remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

Any ideas on how to reset my repository?

That seems to be an issue with line-endings. A similar issue has already been discussed here. — SevenEleven
– SevenEleven, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 11:45
Nope that does not have any effect. I did try that but git clean only works on untracked content which is not the case for the test.txt file. — u123
– u123, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 11:57
Yes, so what does git diffsay? Maybe you saved accidently and changed line-endings on windows!? — SevenEleven
– SevenEleven, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 12:06
Yes git diff shows that all lines have been removed and then added again indicates a line ending change. But is it not possible to reset that? — u123
– u123, Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 12:18

abligh · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-20 14:12:51Z

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First ensure test.txt is not in .gitignore (i.e. you have not added it).

Then do

git rm test.txt
git checkout -- test.txt

Add a -f if you like

The rm will get around any line ending changes

Finally you can

git reset --hard
git checkout master

etc.

edited Nov 20, 2015 at 14:12

answered Nov 20, 2015 at 12:49

abligh

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3 Comments

u123 Over a year ago

doing the rm test.txt followed by the checkout -- test.txt does not help, same problem

abligh Over a year ago

Try git rm instead of rm

Amal lal T L Over a year ago

rm deletes a file. And trying to checkout does not makes sense error: pathspec '/src/test/resources/blob.txt' did not match any file(s) known to git

Tequila · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-20 14:19:38Z

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just use git checkout --filename or git checkout -- . to discard all changes in modified files

answered Nov 20, 2015 at 14:19

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