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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T20:29:14+00:00 2026-05-27T20:29:14+00:00

If I use: $ git reset –hard HEAD~N or $ git checkout HEAD~N Both

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If I use:

$ git reset --hard HEAD~N

or

$ git checkout HEAD~N

Both of two will use the version of HEAD~N to change working directory and stage area.

If there is any different between these two commands?
Thanks.

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    2026-05-27T20:29:14+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 8:29 pm

    git checkout HEAD~N is meant to examine the commit and not to be worked on as it will create a detached head state. If you want to reset (the current branch head) to a particular commit, you use git reset [--hard]

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