What does `HEAD~1` mean in `git reset --hard HEAD~1`?

Asked May 05 '21 at 10:27

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So basically I want to revert the previous 6 commits and leave the history. Basically resetting the log back to 6 commits ago.

Let's say I have git commits:

HEAD -> 1231513123151
        1231513123152
        1231513123153
        1231513123154
        1231513123155
        1231513123156
        8172382173817 <---- I want to point the HEAD here and throw all the up commits.

Does this mean I have to use git reset --hard HEAD~6?

Or is there a better way to do this? Or should I just do the git reset --hard HEAD~1 6 times?

asked May 05 '21 at 10:27

Erson

>"git reset --hard HEAD~6" Yes, using numbers other than 1 is valid. Does this help? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2221658/whats-the-difference-between-head-and-head-in-git – Šimon Kocúrek May 05 '21 at 10:30
`HEAD~1` means _one_ commit prior to the current HEAD, and so forth with `HEAD~2` onwards. – Tim Biegeleisen May 05 '21 at 10:32
https://git-scm.com/docs/gitrevisions – phd May 05 '21 at 12:11
Thanks so much, all! That helped! I almost forgot to reply here. – Erson Aug 22 '21 at 05:03

What does `HEAD~1` mean in `git reset --hard HEAD~1`?

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