Git — Reset

Reset Types

Type	Command	Description
Soft	git reset --soft	Keep changes staged
Mixed	git reset	Keep changes unstaged
Hard	git reset --hard	Discard all changes

Soft Reset

# Undo last commit, keep changes staged
git reset --soft HEAD~1

Mixed Reset (Default)

# Undo last commit, keep changes unstaged
git reset HEAD~1

Hard Reset

# Undo last commit, discard all changes
git reset --hard HEAD~1

Reset to Specific Commit

git reset --hard commit-hash

Unstage Files

# Unstage all
git reset HEAD

# Unstage specific file
git reset HEAD file.txt

Dangerous Operations

# Discard all changes
git reset --hard HEAD

# Discard everything including untracked
git clean -fd

Mini Practice

1. Soft reset last commit
2. Mixed reset changes
3. Hard reset to discard
4. Unstage files

Up Next

Continue with Revert — reverting commits.