Git Reset

The git reset command moves your current branch (HEAD) to a different commit. Depending on the option, it can also change which changes are staged or even delete changes from your working directory. Use it to undo commits, unstage files, or clean up your history.

• Move HEAD to commit, unstage changes (default)

• Unstage a file git log --oneline - Show commit history How to Find the Commit to Reset To First, you need to find the commit you want to go back to. Use git log --oneline to see a summary of your commit history: Step 2: Move the repository back to that step: After the previous chapter, we have a part in our commit history we could go back to. Let's try and do that with reset.

To do that, we need to go through the log. To avoid the very long log list, we are going to use the --oneline option, which gives just one line per commit showing: The first seven characters of the commit hash - this is what we need to refer to in our reset command. the commit message So let's find the point we want to reset to:

Example git log --oneline e56ba1f (HEAD -> master) Revert "Just a regular update, definitely no accidents here..." 52418f7 Just a regular update, definitely no accidents here...

81912ba Corrected spelling error

836e5bf (origin/update-readme, update-readme) Updated readme for GitHub Branches daf4f7c (origin/html-skeleton, html-skeleton) Updated index.html with basic meta facaeae (gh-page/master) Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/w3schools-test/hello-world e7de78f Updated index.html. Resized image 5a04b6f Updated README.md with a line about focus d29d69f Updated README.md with a line about GitHub e0b6038 merged with hello-world-images after fixing conflicts 1f1584e added new image dfa79db updated index.html with emergency fix 0312c55 Added image to Hello World 09f4acd Updated index.html with a new line 221ec6e First release of Hello World!

moves HEAD to the specified commit, but keeps all your changes staged (in the index). This is useful if you want to combine several commits into one, or just want to rewrite history but keep your work ready to commit.

Example git reset --soft 9a9add8

9a9add8 are now staged, ready for a new commit. Git Reset --mixed (default)

) moves HEAD to the specified commit and unstages any changes, but keeps them in your working directory. This is the default option and is useful if you want to "undo" a commit but keep your changes for editing or recommitting.

Example git reset --mixed 9a9add8

9a9add8 are now unstaged, but still in your files.

After running Git Reset, review your changes to make sure everything is as expected. Tips & Best Practices Use Git Reset with caution, as it can rewrite your commit history. Make sure to communicate with your team before making changes to the remote repository.

If you encounter issues with Git Reset, try using git status to see the current state of your repository.

Be careful when using Git Reset, as it can delete changes and rewrite your commit history. Make sure to use it only when necessary.