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Posted by Ridge Christianson
Ridge Christianson
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When I type git commit without the -m it just says On branch master Untracked files: bronze.html Nano doesn't show up

When I type git commit without the -m it just says On branch master Untracked files: bronze.html.. How do I reset it to the before i commit

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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

Hi @Ridge Christianson if you typed that command without staging any changes then there will be no commit, so you'd essentially be where you were before typing the command in the first place. However, having said that if you do wish to reset to the previous commit before your latest, you can simply type the command: git reset --soft HEAD~1 which will undo the latest commit but keep the changes staged. Please see below for other examples of the command you could also use.

  • git reset --hard HEAD~1 - to go back a commit but lose the changes (opposite of the one I mentioned above)
  • git reset --hard <commit id> - resets to a specific commit

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