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how to track a file which index has been removed?

Subject: how to track a file which index has been removed?

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David Shen· Mar 5, 2009, 08:37 UTC · lore

Hi,

I removed the index of a file using git update-index --remove by mistake. I tried to use git update-index --add to add it back. But the change to the file still not tracked. how to fix this?

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David Shen

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