how to remove untrack changes but keeping indexed changes

Question

in my git status I see this

Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)

modified: file1
modified: file2
modified: file4

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: file1
modified: file4

how can I reset the files to the current staged changes and discarding only the non-staged changes.

You want to *keep* the staged stuff, but make the work-tree versions of `file1` and `file4` match the staged stuff, so that `git status` shows three modified files ready to commit and nothing else? — torek, May 28 '15 at 17:41

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 28 '15 at 17:36

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You can do it using checkout command, just like that:

git checkout file1
git checkout file4

Hope this help

answered May 28 '15 at 17:36

Damián Montenegro

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Actually, this will restore file1 and file4 to the staged versions. – Damián Montenegro May 28 '15 at 17:49
Oh, you're right, `` defaults to the index, not to `HEAD`. Sorry about that. Will delete wrong comment and vote-up answer... – torek May 28 '15 at 17:55

how to remove untrack changes but keeping indexed changes

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