{"id":8733,"date":"2024-01-13T12:46:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T12:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciit-training.com\/?p=8733"},"modified":"2024-01-13T13:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T13:20:30","slug":"different-ways-of-resetting-files-in-git","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciit-training.com\/en\/2024\/01\/13\/different-ways-of-resetting-files-in-git\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Methods for Resetting Files in Git"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Confused by the various options for cleaning up or resetting your branch, working area, or staging area?<\/strong><\/p>

Use this overview to help get things sorted:<\/p>

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git reset<\/code> (no options)<\/td>Resets the current branch to a specific commit and removes changes from the Staging Area, but keeps changes in the Working Area.<\/td>No<\/td>Yes<\/td>git reset<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
git reset --soft<\/code><\/td>Resets the current branch to a specific commit, but keeps both the Staging Area and the Working Area unchanged.<\/td>No<\/td>No<\/td>git reset --soft HEAD~1<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
git reset --hard<\/code><\/td>Resets the current branch to a specific commit and discards all changes in the Working Area and the Staging Area.<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td>git reset --hard<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
git reset<\/code> (last commit)<\/td>Resets the current branch to the last commit. By default, it affects the Staging Area but not the Working Area.<\/td>No<\/td>Yes<\/td>git reset HEAD~1<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
git reset HEAD<\/code><\/td>Removes changes from the Staging Area but keeps them in the Working Area.<\/td>No<\/td>Yes<\/td>git reset HEAD<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
git checkout --<\/code><\/td>Resets changes in files in the Working Area to the last state of the HEAD commit. Does not affect the staging area.<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td>git checkout --<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
git restore<\/code><\/td>A newer alternative to git checkout --<\/code> for resetting changes in files in the Working Area. Can also be used to remove changes from the Staging Area.<\/td>Yes, if without --staged<\/code><\/td>Optional, with --staged<\/code><\/td>git restore<\/code><\/td><\/tr>
git clean<\/code><\/td>Removes untracked files and directories from the working directory.<\/td>Yes (only untracked files\/directories)<\/td>No<\/td>git clean -df<\/code><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Also take a look at our GIT training in Vienna or Remote: GIT Training \u2013 ciit-training.com<\/a><\/p>

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Confused by the various options for cleaning up or resetting your branch, working area, or staging area? Use this overview to help get things sorted: \u00a0 Command Description Affects Working Area Affects Staging Area Example Call git reset (no options) Resets the current branch to a specific commit and removes changes from the Staging Area, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[56,59,57,58],"class_list":["post-8733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wikipedia","tag-git-checkout","tag-git-clean","tag-git-reset","tag-git-restore"],"yoast_head":"\nDifferent Methods for Resetting Files in Git - CIIT Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are the different ways of restoring your files in git. 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