Remove a file from the last commit

Isabelle Viktoria Maciohsek · Git, Commit · Apr 13, 2021

Removes a file from the last commit without changing its message.

• Use git rm —-cached <file> to remove the specified <file> from the index.
• Use git commit —-amend to update the contents of the last commit, without changing its message.

git rm —-cached <file>
git commit —-amend

git rm —-cached "30-seconds.txt"
git commit —-amend
# Removes `30-seconds.txt` from the last commit

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