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Asked: June 7, 20262026-06-07T15:00:49+00:00 2026-06-07T15:00:49+00:00

When I accidentally committed a file to the wrong branch, I normally use git

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When I accidentally committed a file to the wrong branch, I normally use git reset --hard HEAD~1. However, using this method I generally lose all the files committed. Is there a way to reset a commit, without losing the edited files?

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    2026-06-07T15:00:50+00:00Added an answer on June 7, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    do not use --hard use --soft instead.

    Thus if you want to remove your latest commit you’d do:

    git reset --soft HEAD^

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