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Re: Resetting working files

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DSDirk Süsserott <newsletter@dirk.my1.cc>
Date
May 31, 2009, 15:00 UTC
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Am 31.05.2009 15:09 schrieb Aaron Gray:
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> Hi,
> 
> How do I reset the working files back to HEAD ?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Aaron
> 
$ git reset --hard

This will revert all changes you made in your working tree back to the HEAD. It will delete your changes made so far. To revert only a single file, use

$ git checkout -- path/to/file
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