How do you unstage a file in Git?

You added a file with git add by mistake. To remove it from the staging area:

Terminal output

$ git status -s
M a.txt
$ git restore –staged a.txt
$ git status -s
M a.txt

The file stays changed in your folder. The old way, git reset HEAD a.txt, does the same. See Git Restore.

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