How can you reset your working directory to match the last commit?
KarenKg
Posted by KarenKg
Last Updated: June 24, 2024
git git-reset
To reset your working directory to match the last commit in Git, you can use the following command: 
git reset --hard HEAD
Here's what this command does: - git reset: This command is used to reset your current branch to a specific state. - --hard: This option means that you will reset the index and the working directory to match the last commit, discarding all changes in tracked files. - HEAD: Refers to the latest commit on the current branch.
Important Notes:
- Data Loss: Using git reset --hard will permanently delete any changes in your working directory that are not committed. Make sure you don't have any uncommitted work that you want to keep before you run this command. - Untracked Files: This command will not affect untracked files. If you want to remove untracked files as well, you can use git clean: 
git clean -fd
- -f (force) is required to remove files. - -d tells Git to remove untracked directories in addition to untracked files. Using these commands will reset your working directory to the state of the last commit on your current branch.
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