如何刷新从远程git分支本地删除的文件

Question

I have deleted a file pom.xml in my local repo. When I run

$git fetch -v upstream

I get:

From <remote repo>:
 = [up to date]      master     -> upstream/master

Is there any way to force git to refresh files that are simply missing altogether ?

Answer 1

git checkout

If the file exists in the index, it needs only to be checked out:

git checkout deletedfile

Example:

cd my/repo
rm deletedfile 
git status
# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#   deleted:    deletedfile
#
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
git checkout deletedfile
git status
# On branch master
nothing to commit, working directory clean
$ 

To update the file to exactly match the version in the remote:

git checkout upstream/master deletedfile

Answer 2

Your git status should indicate the file you have deleted.

Changes not staged for commit:
   deleted: path/to/myfile

Now do git checkout -- path/to/myfile to get it back.