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Jay P.
Jay P.

Reputation: 2590

Does the command "git reset --hard <commit>" remove commit history in another branch?

Let's say I made a, b, c, d commits so far. I'm currently in d and I want to go back to a.

a and d are in master branch. b and c are temp branch.

In this case, if I run git reset --hard <a's commit>, will I lose the commit b and c because they are made after a? Is it true even though they are in another branch?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 5170

Answers (1)

Jonathan.Brink
Jonathan.Brink

Reputation: 25423

The commit history of the other branch (temp) will not be altered if you run your reset command while on the master branch.

The reset command actually will never delete a commit or change the content of a branch that you do not have currently checked out. It is just simply moving your HEAD pointer around.

A very useful tool that is worth mentioning is the reflog. Every time you create a commit (or the tip of a branch is updated) an entry is stored in the reflog. You can see the contents of the reflog with: git reflog.

So, if you ever feel that you've "lost" a commit, you can search for it in the reflog and cherry-pick it back.

Upvotes: 6

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