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Undo the last commit but keep the changes

Description: You committed too early. Undo the last commit, but keep your changes ready in the staging area.

Hint:

  • HEAD~1 means one commit before HEAD.

Solution

Terminal output

$ git reset –soft HEAD~1
$ git log –oneline
2875ee0 (HEAD -> main) First
$ git status -s
M f.txt

How it works

  • The branch moves back one commit, and the commit “Second” is gone from the history.
  • M shows that the change is still staged, so you can finish your work and commit again.

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