Undoing Changes

Git provides several ways to undo changes: checkout, reset, and revert.

Syntax

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git checkout -- file.txt
git reset HEAD file.txt
git reset --soft HEAD~1
git revert HEAD

Undoing Changes

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# Undo working changes
git checkout -- filename.txt
git restore filename.txt

# Unstage file
git reset HEAD filename.txt

# Amend last commit
git commit --amend -m "Updated message"

# Revert commit (creates new commit)
git revert abc1234

Try It Yourself

Practice

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Exercise

Practice this concept.

Answer

Run the commands as shown above.

Quick Quiz

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Interview Questions

Explain this concept.

It is a fundamental Git feature.

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