SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard] [<commit-ish>]
+[verse]
+'git-reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard] [<commit>]
+'git-reset' [--mixed] <commit> [--] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch,
gitlink:git-revert[1] is your friend.
+The second form with 'paths' is used to revert selected paths in
+the index from a given commit, without moving HEAD.
+
+
OPTIONS
-------
--mixed::
- Resets the index but not the working tree (ie, the changed files
+ Resets the index but not the working tree (i.e., the changed files
are preserved but not marked for commit) and reports what has not
been updated. This is the default action.
--soft::
Does not touch the index file nor the working tree at all, but
requires them to be in a good order. This leaves all your changed
- files "Updated but not checked in", as gitlink:git-status[1] would
+ files "Added but not yet committed", as gitlink:git-status[1] would
put it.
--hard::
Matches the working tree and index to that of the tree being
switched to. Any changes to tracked files in the working tree
- since <commit-ish> are lost.
+ since <commit> are lost.
-<commit-ish>::
+<commit>::
Commit to make the current HEAD.
Examples
-~~~~~~~~
+--------
Undo a commit and redo::
+
<3> "reset" copies the old head to .git/ORIG_HEAD; redo the
commit by starting with its log message. If you do not need to
edit the message further, you can give -C option instead.
++
+See also the --amend option to gitlink:git-commit[1].
Undo commits permanently::
+
<2> Rewind the master branch to get rid of those three commits.
<3> Switch to "topic/wip" branch and keep working.
-Undo update-index::
+Undo add::
+
------------
$ edit <1>
-$ git-update-index frotz.c filfre.c
+$ git add frotz.c filfre.c
$ mailx <2>
$ git reset <3>
$ git pull git://info.example.com/ nitfol <4>
+
------------
$ git pull <1>
-Trying really trivial in-index merge...
-fatal: Merge requires file-level merging
-Nope.
-...
Auto-merging nitfol
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in nitfol
Automatic merge failed/prevented; fix up by hand