cancel git add -A

Question

By mistake I run the command

git add -A

and then (when I figured out) I stopped it using

Ctrl+C

Is there a way to reset the repository to the point before the git add -A?

git status shows:

# On branch master
# Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 2 commits.
#
# Changed but not updated:
#   (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#   deleted:    1xx_xx/xx.m~
#   modified:   2xx_xx/xx_xx.m
#   deleted:    3xx_xx/xx_xx.m~
#   modified:   4xx_xx/xx_xx.m
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#   xx_xxvariables_ldac/
#   xx_xx/variables_ldac_template/
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

git reset --mixed More info http://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset — Vishwanath, Aug 28 '14 at 13:52
I edited the question with the output of git status... xx_xx is for privacy — gabboshow, Aug 28 '14 at 14:04
Well it looks like nothing is in index. So you are already where you want to be... — Vishwanath, Aug 28 '14 at 14:07

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 28 '14 at 14:32

Running git reset --mixed will reset the index which sounds like your goal.

Resets the index but not the working tree (i.e., the changed files are preserved but not marked for commit) and reports what has not been updated. This is the default action.

cancel git add -A

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