Git reset command
git reset command
It is used to delete the recent commits ( Like last commit or last 2 commits etc.) and with the help of this command’s options, you can reset the state of commits to untracked or stage area.
Prerequisite:- You already have a local git repo where you are working
Consider a new file get created under your repo let’s call it tmp.java
Step1: – Create a tmp.java file and check the git status
touch tmp.java
git status
Step 2:– Add tmp.java file to stage area and commit it
git add tmp.java
git commit -m “tmp.java file is added”
Step 3:– Verify the commit
git log –oneline
for example below line shows the commit id for me
ce15b05 (HEAD -> master) tmp.java file is added
Step 4:– Delete last commit with git reset –mixed option ( this is the default option), it will reset the commit to an untracked area means tmp.java file will be in the untracked state.
git reset HEAD~1
Step 5:– Verify the last commit is deleted and the tmp.java file is in the untracked area.
git log –oneline
git status
Now let’s use git reset –soft option
Step 6:– Add tmp.java file again to the stage area and commit it
git add tmp.java
git commit -m “tmp.java file is added again”
Step 7:– The log entry should show the last commit
git log –oneline
Step 8:– Delete last commit with git reset –soft option, which moves tmp.java file into the stage area.
git reset –soft HEAD~1
Step 9:- Verify commit is deleted and tmp.java file is in the stage area.
git log –oneline
git status
Now let’s use git reset with –hard option
Step 10:– First add a commit for tmp.java file.
git commit -m “tmp.java file is added one more time”
git status
git log –oneline
Step 11:– Delete the commit with git reset –hard option (You need to be sure to use this option because it will permanently delete commit changes). tmp.java file should be permanently deleted.
git reset –hard HEAD~1
Step 12:– Verify that commit is deleted and it deletes the tmp.java files.
git log –oneline
git status
ls
