the current branch.)
+
This means that `git reset <paths>` is the opposite of `git add
-<paths>`.
+<paths>`. This command is equivalent to
+`git restore [--source=<tree-ish>] --staged <paths>...`.
+
After running `git reset <paths>` to update the index entry, you can
-use linkgit:git-checkout[1] to check the contents out of the index to
-the working tree.
-Alternatively, using linkgit:git-checkout[1] and specifying a commit, you
+use linkgit:git-restore[1] to check the contents out of the index to
+the working tree. Alternatively, using linkgit:git-restore[1]
+and specifying a commit with `--source`, you
can copy the contents of a path out of a commit to the index and to the
working tree in one go.
changes, reset is aborted.
--
-If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch,
-linkgit:git-revert[1] is your friend.
+See "Reset, restore and revert" in linkgit:git[1] for the differences
+between the three commands.
OPTIONS
Undo a commit, making it a topic branch::
+
------------
-$ git branch topic/wip <1>
-$ git reset --hard HEAD~3 <2>
-$ git checkout topic/wip <3>
+$ git branch topic/wip <1>
+$ git reset --hard HEAD~3 <2>
+$ git switch topic/wip <3>
------------
+
<1> You have made some commits, but realize they were premature
need to get to the other branch for a quick bugfix.
+
------------
-$ git checkout feature ;# you were working in "feature" branch and
-$ work work work ;# got interrupted
+$ git switch feature ;# you were working in "feature" branch and
+$ work work work ;# got interrupted
$ git commit -a -m "snapshot WIP" <1>
-$ git checkout master
+$ git switch master
$ fix fix fix
$ git commit ;# commit with real log
-$ git checkout feature
+$ git switch feature
$ git reset --soft HEAD^ ;# go back to WIP state <2>
$ git reset <3>
------------
+
------------
$ git tag start
-$ git checkout -b branch1
+$ git switch -c branch1
$ edit
$ git commit ... <1>
$ edit
-$ git checkout -b branch2 <2>
+$ git switch -c branch2 <2>
$ git reset --keep start <3>
------------
+
<1> This commits your first edits in `branch1`.
<2> In the ideal world, you could have realized that the earlier
commit did not belong to the new topic when you created and switched
- to `branch2` (i.e. `git checkout -b branch2 start`), but nobody is
+ to `branch2` (i.e. `git switch -c branch2 start`), but nobody is
perfect.
<3> But you can use `reset --keep` to remove the unwanted commit after
you switched to `branch2`.