Various ways to remove local Git changes

Question

I just cloned a git repository and checked out a branch. I worked on it, and then decided to remove all my local changes, as I wanted the original copy.

In short, I

Answer 1

The best way is checking out the changes.

Changing the file pom.xml in a project named project-name you can do it:

git status

# modified:   project-name/pom.xml

git checkout project-name/pom.xml
git checkout master

# Checking out files: 100% (491/491), done.
# Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin.
# Switched to a new branch 'master'