Re: Checkout file without changing index?

From: Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 25, 2019, 03:40 UTC
Message-ID: <005b0aed-2c20-0c91-e4ad-98b0ec39359d@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq5zr31poo.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

On 24/04/2019 19.16, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> I was familiar with "git checkout revision -- file".
>>
>> But it updates both working tree and index. I had some changes in
>> index (staged) and "git checkout HEAD -- file" silently overwritten
>> it. Well, probably my mistake, it's documented.
> 
> We'd invite you to live on the leading edge and try
> 
>     $ git restore --source=<revision> <pathspec>
> 
> which by default checks things out only to the working tree, but not
> to the index (you say --staged if you want to restore to the index,
> and you say --worktree if you want to restore to the working tree,
> or you can say both, which would be the same as "git checkout").
> 
> I think the new command is now on the 'pu' branch, but in a few
> weeks hopefully it will appear on the 'next' branch.

I'm not in a position to use either of those on at least some of my systems, but meanwhile, I thought I'd ask this: what is the difference between this and "git show REF:PATH > PATH", in terms of side-effects.

(I.e., any differences other than looking cleaner, not having to repeat "PATH" etc.)

thanks sitaram