Questions tagged [git-head]
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HEAD and ORIG_HEAD in Git
What do these symbols refer to and what do they mean?
(I can't find any explanation in official documentation)
collimarco
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Difference between "git reset HEAD " and "git reset -- "?
When I stage a file, "git status" then mentions that, to UNstage that file, I can do "git reset HEAD filename". But I have also seen instances in which the recommended command is "git reset -- filename".
Sorry, I do not remember the superficial…
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git: how to revert to a previous commit and continue from there?
[git newbie here]
I have the following commits:
[c1]-->[c2]-->[c3]-->[c4]-->[c5]
HEAD is now at c5 but I realized that c4 and c5 are not good and I wish to continue from c3. In other words, I wish to revert to c3 mark it as HEAD and continue from…
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