Konstantin, thanks. On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 12:06 AM, Konstantin Khomoutov <flatw...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 06:19:46PM -0700, Allwyn Carvalho wrote: > >> I am a git newbie. We recently started using git for one of the >> projects in our company. Here is a question regarding git reset. >> Let's say I have done a new pull to update my branch and git log shows >> the following commits in master: A, B, C, D, E,.... >> >> Let's say I now do a "git reset --hard E". master's HEAD will be E. >> Great. But now let's say I want to go back to setting master's HEAD >> to A. Can I simply do "git reset --hard A"? > Yes. > > But note that `git reset --hard` is not something one is expected to use > to jump between commits in a history: this command repositions the HEAD, > that is, not merely resets your work tree to the indicated commit but > first makes the HEAD point to it which is rarely needed). > If you just want to bring your work tree to the state of a particular > commit in the history, use `git checkout` (possibly preceded by > `git stash` if you have a dirty work tree). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Git for human beings" group. > To post to this group, send email to git-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en. > >
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