# git checkout-index

> Copy files from the index to the working tree.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout-index>.

- Restore any files deleted since the last commit:

`git checkout-index {{[-a|--all]}}`

- Restore any files deleted or changed since the last commit:

`git checkout-index {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-f|--force]}}`

- Restore any files changed since the last commit, ignoring any files that were deleted:

`git checkout-index {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-f|--force]}} {{[-n|--no-create]}}`

- Export a copy of the entire tree at the last commit to the specified directory (the trailing slash is important):

`git checkout-index {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-f|--force]}} --prefix {{path/to/export_directory/}}`