How to Undo the Most Recent Local Commit in Git
Scenario A: Undo Latest Local Commit and Keep File Changes
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$ git reset HEAD~1
The above command will:
- Undo the most recent local commit.
- Your local changes of the files are still there.
- You need to add the changes and commit again.
Note: HEAD~ is the same as HEAD~1.
Scenario B: Undo Latest Local Commit and Delete Local Changes
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$ git reset --hard HEAD~1
The above command will:
- Undo the most recent local commit.
- Your local changes of the files are
Deleted.
Scenario C: Undo Latest Local Commit but Keep File Changes and Git Index
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$ git reset --soft HEAD~1
The above command will:
- Undo the most recent local commit.
- Your local changes of the files are still there.
- Your git index are still there – you do not need to git add the changes again.