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Drill 21: Predict the output — Undoing changes

Describe the output you expect and how you would check it.

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  • Describe the output you expect and how you would check it.

Practice task

Describe the output you expect and how you would check it.

undo.shTerminal
git status
git restore notes.md            # discard working changes
git restore --staged notes.md   # unstage, keep the edit
git reset --soft HEAD~1         # undo the commit, keep it staged
git revert a1b2c3d              # new commit that undoes a pushed one
git reflog                      # find commits after a reset
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