SourceTree File Status

Question

Is this a FAQ for the file statuses in SourceTree? I have a file that shows up in Staged as well as Unstaged, with the one in the latter with the "Clean" status. What does that mean?

I got here after doing a soft reset.

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Git status shows what I expected

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Thanks
   Matt

Johannes Kilian_pi36cl · Answer

Ooops ... should have read the question more detailed ...

I think your guess is right: git is already "aware" of your previous changes, as you staged your changes already. Therefore the state of your file in your working directory is clean (as your changes are already delivered to the staging area, where your file is stated as modified ...)

matthewsohswg · Answer

Johannes,

No I did not edit the file after staging it. I started off with a clean index and working directory, then I did

git reset --soft HEAD~2

to arrive at what you saw (see Git Reset). I did not modify the file afterwards, index and working directory are the same.

You can see that git on the command line is reporting what we think correctly, but SourceTree is showing a "clean" file.

Seth, you are right, I had my filter set to All. I guess to SourceTree, clean means working directory is the same as index. I thought it might have been something related to reset.

thanks
   Matt

Seth · Answer

Actually, it looks like you have the SourceTree filter set to All Files (I typically use Pending). The All Files filter will show all files, regardless of status, in the unstaged pane.