On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 10:40 PM Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
wrote:

> >  Which will have the exact same effects as `git rm --cached <file>' no?
>
> Not at all.  "git rm ..." will remove the file from the repository,
> i.e. it will have an effect for *everyone else*.
>
>
>         Stefan
>
>
Forgive me, but I think the confusion here is due to the fact that `git
reset <file>' will remove it from the curennt index, while `git rm --cache
<file>' will remove it from the repository completely, while leaving the
current local copy in tact.