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To move the branch pointer of a checked out branch, one can use the git reset --hard command. But how to move the branch pointer of a not-checked out branch to point at a different commit (keeping all other stuff like tracked remote branch)?
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To move the branch pointer of a checked-out branch, one can use the git reset --hard command.
Make sure you are on the branch to which you have been committing. Use git log to check how many commits you want to roll back. Then undo the commits with git reset HEAD~N where “N” is the number of commits you want to undo. Then create a new branch and check it out in one go and add and commit your changes again.
Use git branch <branch> to create a new branch at the tip of the current master . Use git reset HEAD~<n> --hard to rewind back <n> commits and discard changes. Use git checkout <branch> to switch to the new branch. Only works if the changes have only been committed locally and not pushed to the remote.
This command moves the master pointer to the sub-branch pointer.
git branch --force <branch-name> [<new-tip-commit>] If new-tip-commit is omitted, it defaults to the current commit.
new-tip-commit can be a branch name (e.g., master, origin/master).
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You can do it for arbitrary refs. This is how to move a branch pointer:
git update-ref -m "reset: Reset <branch> to <new commit>" refs/heads/<branch> <commit> where -m adds a message to the reflog for the branch.
The general form is
git update-ref -m "reset: Reset <branch> to <new commit>" <ref> <commit> You can pick nits about the reflog message if you like - I believe the branch -f one is different from the reset --hard one, and this isn't exactly either of them.
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