I’ve always thought of git reset and git checkout as the same, in the sense that both bring the project back to a specific commit. However, I feel they can’t be exactly the same, as that would be redundant. What is the actual difference between the two? I’m a bit confused, as the svn only … Read more
My issue is I have changed a file e.g.: README, added a new line ‘this for my testing line‘ and saved the file, then I issued the following commands: git status # On branch master # Changed but not updated: # (use “git add <file>…” to update what will be committed) # (use “git checkout … Read more
What is the simplest way to undo a particular commit that is: not in the head or HEAD Has been pushed to the remote. Because if it is not the latest commit, git reset HEAD doesn’t work. And because it has been pushed to a remote, git rebase -i and git rebase –onto will cause … Read more
I’m trying to undo all changes since my last commit. I tried git reset –hard and git reset –hard HEAD after viewing this post. I responds with head is now at 18c3773… but when I look at my local source all the files are still there. What am I missing? 15 s 15 This will … Read more
This question already has answers here: How do I revert a Git repository to a previous commit? (41 answers) Closed 7 years ago. I know that Git tracks changes I make to my application, and it holds on to them until I commit the changes, but here’s where I’m hung up: When I want to … Read more
Is there a git command to revert all uncommitted changes in a working tree and index and to also remove newly created files and folders? 1 14 You can run these two commands: # Revert changes to modified files. git reset –hard # Remove all untracked files and directories. # ‘-f’ is force, ‘-d’ is … Read more
This question already has answers here: How do I undo the most recent local commits in Git? (98 answers) Closed 5 years ago. How can I uncommit my last commit in git? Is it git reset –hard HEAD or git reset –hard HEAD^ ? 8
Sometimes git suggests git rm –cached to unstage a file, sometimes git reset HEAD file. When should I use which? EDIT: D:\code\gt2>git init Initialized empty Git repository in D:/code/gt2/.git/ D:\code\gt2>touch a D:\code\gt2>git status # On branch master # # Initial commit # # Untracked files: # (use “git add <file>…” to include in what will … Read more
Is it possible to undo the changes caused by the following command? If so, how? git reset –hard HEAD~1 1 19 Pat Notz is correct. You can get the commit back so long as it’s been within a few days. git only garbage collects after about a month or so unless you explicitly tell it … Read more
In one of my development branches, I made some changes to my codebase. Before I was able to complete the features I was working on, I had to switch my current branch to master to demo some features. But just using a “git checkout master” preserved the changes I also made in my development branch, … Read more
