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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rm.txt b/Documentation/git-rm.txt index b5c46223c4..26e9b28470 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rm.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rm.txt @@ -8,33 +8,42 @@ git-rm - Remove files from the working tree and from the index SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git rm' [-f | --force] [-n] [-r] [--cached] [--ignore-unmatch] [--quiet] [--] <file>... +'git rm' [-f | --force] [-n] [-r] [--cached] [--ignore-unmatch] + [--quiet] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]] + [--] [<pathspec>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- -Remove files from the index, or from the working tree and the index. -`git rm` will not remove a file from just your working directory. -(There is no option to remove a file only from the working tree -and yet keep it in the index; use `/bin/rm` if you want to do that.) -The files being removed have to be identical to the tip of the branch, -and no updates to their contents can be staged in the index, +Remove files matching pathspec from the index, or from the working tree +and the index. `git rm` will not remove a file from just your working +directory. (There is no option to remove a file only from the working +tree and yet keep it in the index; use `/bin/rm` if you want to do +that.) The files being removed have to be identical to the tip of the +branch, and no updates to their contents can be staged in the index, though that default behavior can be overridden with the `-f` option. When `--cached` is given, the staged content has to match either the tip of the branch or the file on disk, -allowing the file to be removed from just the index. +allowing the file to be removed from just the index. When +sparse-checkouts are in use (see linkgit:git-sparse-checkout[1]), +`git rm` will only remove paths within the sparse-checkout patterns. OPTIONS ------- -<file>...:: - Files to remove. Fileglobs (e.g. `*.c`) can be given to - remove all matching files. If you want Git to expand - file glob characters, you may need to shell-escape them. - A leading directory name - (e.g. `dir` to remove `dir/file1` and `dir/file2`) can be - given to remove all files in the directory, and recursively - all sub-directories, - but this requires the `-r` option to be explicitly given. +<pathspec>...:: + Files to remove. A leading directory name (e.g. `dir` to remove + `dir/file1` and `dir/file2`) can be given to remove all files in + the directory, and recursively all sub-directories, but this + requires the `-r` option to be explicitly given. ++ +The command removes only the paths that are known to Git. ++ +File globbing matches across directory boundaries. Thus, given two +directories `d` and `d2`, there is a difference between using +`git rm 'd*'` and `git rm 'd/*'`, as the former will also remove all +of directory `d2`. ++ +For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7]. -f:: --force:: @@ -68,19 +77,19 @@ OPTIONS `git rm` normally outputs one line (in the form of an `rm` command) for each file removed. This option suppresses that output. +--pathspec-from-file=<file>:: + Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If + `<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec + elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be + quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` + (see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and + global `--literal-pathspecs`. -DISCUSSION ----------- - -The <file> list given to the command can be exact pathnames, -file glob patterns, or leading directory names. The command -removes only the paths that are known to Git. Giving the name of -a file that you have not told Git about does not remove that file. +--pathspec-file-nul:: + Only meaningful with `--pathspec-from-file`. Pathspec elements are + separated with NUL character and all other characters are taken + literally (including newlines and quotes). -File globbing matches across directory boundaries. Thus, given -two directories `d` and `d2`, there is a difference between -using `git rm 'd*'` and `git rm 'd/*'`, as the former will -also remove all of directory `d2`. REMOVING FILES THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM THE FILESYSTEM -------------------------------------------------------- |