Undo Your Last Commit in Git 🔙

We've all been there: you typed git commit, hit enter, and immediately realized you forgot a file or made a typo. Don't panic! You can easily undo that commit.

Option 1: The Soft Reset (Safe)

Use this if you want to undo the commit action but keep your file changes. Your work will move back to the 'Staged' area.

git reset --soft HEAD~1

Option 2: The Hard Reset (Destructive)

⚠️ Warning: Use this only if you want to completely destroy the commit and delete all changes in it. There is no going back.

git reset --hard HEAD~1

Summary

1. 1Use --soft to fix a mistake and commit again.
2. 2Use --hard to trash the work entirely.
3. 3HEAD~1 simply means 'go back 1 commit'.