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$ git status
-# On branch master
-# Changes to be committed:
-# (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
-#
-# new file: closing.txt
-#
-# Changes not staged for commit:
-# (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
-#
-# modified: file.txt
-#
+On branch master
+Changes to be committed:
+ (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+
+ new file: closing.txt
+
+Changes not staged for commit:
+ (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+ (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+
+ modified: file.txt
+
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Since the current state of closing.txt is cached in the index file,