if I use git command like this:
git checkout -- .
I know its effect is to discard all unstaged files everywhere.
Can anyone tell me what is the meaning of the dot sign (.) in this command?
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if I use git command like this:
git checkout -- .
I know its effect is to discard all unstaged files everywhere.
Can anyone tell me what is the meaning of the dot sign (.) in this command?
The dot stands for the current directory. The command you’ve mentioned means: Do a git checkout of the current directory (recursively). The double-dashes separate options from filespecs (like
.).