How to undo commits in git [duplicate]

Question

I have committed twice and have not pushed yet. How can I undo this like though I didn't do anything. I had always thought that this would reset it:

git checkout master

but that didn't work. I also googled and found this post: Delete commits from a branch in Git

The post says that I can do

git reset --hard HEAD

However, when I do a git status it's still saying I'm behind by 2 commits

See also How do you roll back (reset) a git repository to a particular commit?, Reverting to a specific commit based on commit id with git?, and Revert to a commit by SHA hash?. — user456814
– user456814, Commented Apr 21, 2014 at 19:18

optimus · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-21 19:19:52Z

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git reset --hard HEAD will reset it to your HEAD.

To go 2 commits back use:

git reset --hard HEAD~2

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answered Apr 21, 2014 at 19:12

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carmogan · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-21 19:18:23Z

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If you just want to go back to what's in the remote repo, you can do:

git reset --hard origin/master

If you want to reset back to a particular local commit, just tell it the hash instead:

git reset --hard <hash of commit>

You might also first do a git fetch to make sure you know about any changes in the remote repo.

answered Apr 21, 2014 at 19:18

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