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git reset vs git revert

Two ways to undo — one moves the branch pointer backwards (and can discard work), the other adds a new commit that cancels the old one out

soft / mixed / hard History-Safe Revert

🎮 What you can do

Play or Step through the same "bad commit" undone two ways
Click a commit, then Reset (pick a mode) or Revert to it in Sandbox

👁 What to watch

Reset --hard dims the abandoned commit — it's still there, just unreachable
Revert adds a brand-new commit instead of erasing anything

Scenario

⚠️ reset --hard discards uncommitted work permanently. Never use it on a branch someone else has already pulled.

Branches

🧪 Sandbox

Click a commit to select it.

No commit selected

Commit Graph Step 0 / 0

Working Directory → Staging → Repository

Terminal Transcript

Key Concepts

🎯 When to Use

Reset: undo local, not-yet-shared commits
Revert: undo something already pushed/shared with others

⚖️ The Three Reset Modes

--soft: move pointer, keep index + working dir
--mixed (default): move pointer, unstage, keep working dir
--hard: move pointer, wipe everything to match

🎓 Pro Tips

"Uncommit but keep my changes staged" = reset --soft HEAD~1
Reset a public branch and everyone else's history silently forks from yours