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Git Staging

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Summary

Staging area (index) is the preparation layer between a working directory and a commit. With staging, you can compile a logical snapshot by selecting only the relevant changes for one commit. Compare the changes using git diff for work vs staging and git diff --staged for staging vs last commit.

Key points

Staging allows for partial commits that focus on one change
Git diff displays changes that have not been staged
Git diff --staged displays the next commit content
Git restore --staged <file> removes files from staging without deleting them

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