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git-clear-soft

Unstage changes, keep working directory

TLDR

Reset all tracked files and delete all untracked files

$ git clear-soft
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SYNOPSIS

git-clear-soft [options] (non-standard; not available)

PARAMETERS

N/A
    No standard parameters as command does not exist

DESCRIPTION

The command git-clear-soft does not exist as a standard Git or Linux utility. Git provides related functionality through existing commands like git reset --soft for unstaging changes while preserving working directory modifications, or git clean for removing untracked files. No official documentation or man page references git-clear-soft. It may be a custom alias, script, or user-defined function in a specific environment, such as an alias for git reset --soft HEAD or git clean -f. Verify your shell configuration (e.g., .bashrc, .zshrc) or project-specific scripts for custom definitions.

If intending to softly clear staged changes, use git reset. For cleaning untracked files softly (dry-run), use git clean -n. Always check git --help or git <subcommand> --help for available options.

CAVEATS

Attempting to run git-clear-soft will result in 'command not found' error unless defined locally. Risk of data loss with similar Git commands; always use --dry-run equivalents first.

ALTERNATIVES

Use git reset --soft HEAD to unstage files softly.
git clean -n for dry-run untracked file removal.

DEBUGGING

Run which git-clear-soft or type git-clear-soft to check if aliased.

HISTORY

No official history; Git (by Linus Torvalds, 2005) has evolved with reset/clean since early versions, but git-clear-soft absent from all releases up to Git 2.46+.

SEE ALSO

git reset(1), git clean(1), git status(1)

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