'git checkout -f' versus 'git reset --hard'

From: Bill Lear <rael@zopyra.com>
Date: Apr 5, 2007, 13:36 UTC
Message-ID: <17940.64329.10165.993967@lisa.zopyra.com>

After a failed merge, I want to undo things. I typically use git reset --hard, and it works like a charm. Others have tried to use git checkout -f, but I have cautioned that git reset --hard is really the way to do it. Is there a difference here, or are they equivalent?

Bill

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