Git reset example for soft mixed hard modes

 --soft: uncommit changes, changes are left staged (index).

 git log --oneline

c6e3374 (HEAD -> main) Revert "ticket 93"

0f70f4f ticket 93

3ab8b74 ticket 92

9f58820 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) new file

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echo "new file" > new.txt

git add -A

git commit -m new.txt

[main 7ae912c] new.txt

 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

 create mode 100644 new.txt

git log --oneline

7ae912c (HEAD -> main) new.txt

c6e3374 Revert "ticket 93"

0f70f4f ticket 93

3ab8b74 ticket 92

9f58820 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) new file

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git reset --soft c6e3374

git log --oneline

c6e3374 (HEAD -> main) Revert "ticket 93"

0f70f4f ticket 93

3ab8b74 ticket 92

9f58820 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) new file

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git status

On branch main

Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 3 commits.

  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)

Changes to be committed:

  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)

        new file:   new.txt

--mixed (default): uncommit + unstage changes, changes are left in working tree.

git commit -m "new file for --mixed"

[main 16ca1a9] new file for --mixed

 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

 create mode 100644 new.txt

emailid@ip-172-3X-21-XX7:~/gitdemo_feb$ git status

On branch main

Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 4 commits.

  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)

nothing to commit, working tree clean

git log --oneline

16ca1a9 (HEAD -> main) new file for --mixed

c6e3374 Revert "ticket 93"

0f70f4f ticket 93

3ab8b74 ticket 92

9f58820 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) new file

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git reset c6e3374

    OR

git reset --mixed c6e3374

git log --oneline

c6e3374 (HEAD -> main) Revert "ticket 93"

0f70f4f ticket 93

3ab8b74 ticket 92

9f58820 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) new file

2c76a55 first commit

emailid@ip-172-3X-21-XX7:~/gitdemo_feb$ git status

On branch main

Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 3 commits.

  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)

Untracked files:

  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)

        new.txt

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

--hard: uncommit + unstage + delete changes, nothing left.

git add -A

git commit -m "commit for --hard"

[main 9022f76] commit for --hard

 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

 create mode 100644 new.txt

git log --oneline

9022f76 (HEAD -> main) commit for --hard

c6e3374 Revert "ticket 93"

0f70f4f ticket 93

3ab8b74 ticket 92

9f58820 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) new file

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ls

file1  file2  new.txt  

git reset --hard c6e3374

HEAD is now at c6e3374 Revert "ticket 93"

ls

file1  file2

git log --oneline

c6e3374 (HEAD -> main) Revert "ticket 93"

0f70f4f ticket 93

3ab8b74 ticket 92

9f58820 (origin/main, origin/HEAD) new file

2c76a55 first commit