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How can I restore changes to a file?

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
git, python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First identify the pygit2 API corresponding to git restore file_name, then determine whether the result should be documented as usage guidance or requires a new interface; done means the supported approach is clear and verifiable.

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Description

We can achieve it using git restore file_name. How can we achieve this using pygit2?

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