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Git: avoid reset --hard, use reset --keep instead (adamj.eu)
submitted 2 months ago by norambna@programming.dev to c/git@programming.dev
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[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you’re using reset with uncommitted changes and you’re not intentionally throwing them away, you’re doing something wrong. git reset —hard means “fuck everything, set the state to X”. I only ever use it when I want to throw away the current state.

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Well yeah I think the point is you're human and you might make a mistake.

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

Using git reset --keep would just make more work since I'll have to throw away uncommitted changes anyways. Removing uncommitted changes is kind of the whole point, it is called 'reset' after all. If I want to preserve uncommitted changes, I'll either stash them or commit them to a temporary branch. That has the added benefit of adding those changes to the reflog so if I screw up later I'll be able to recover them.

[–] Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Let me live with my mistakes

[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

~~Waddyamean "that's what backups are for"~~ Sorry, wrong community

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Not many people back up continuously, so this is still useful.