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Git reset: the mode determines what changes

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 16:11 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 16:11

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git reset has different forms affecting HEAD, the index and working files. --soft preserves the index and working contents, while stronger modes have different effects.

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git reset has different forms affecting HEAD, the index and working files. --soft preserves the index and working contents, while stronger modes have different effects. [1]

Advice to “run reset” is therefore incomplete. Identify the target revision and which uncommitted contents must survive. Distinguish reorganizing local staging from reversing a shared change with a new commit.

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For further detail and to check the information:

  1. [1] Git - git-reset Documentation ↗