I’m trying to solve a problem where I replace my current HEAD with a specific commit by doing git reset --hard (commit), but it always ends up dirty, which I would like to remove. I need help with some way to pull a commit and replace the current HEAD, without it being dirty. I know git clean exists, but if possible I’d like to not have to use it. Thanks for any help

CodePudding user response：

You might be looking for git stash -u push. It stores your changes, both tracked and untracked, and removes them from the visible working tree, without your having to make a full-fledged commit. You can always delete the stash later if you don't really want anything that's there, but it costs little to keep it around.

CodePudding user response：

"going from one commit to another" is simply git switch (or the older git checkout).

If you want to go to get to <commit> in a "detached HEAD" state :

git switch --detach <commit>

# or the older :
git checkout <commit sha>
# or
git checkout <ref name that's not a branch>
# 'git checkout' with tags or remote branches leads to a detached HEAD

If you want to keep a specific branch and "move" it to <commit>, you can use :

git switch -C <branch name> <commit>
# or the older
git checkout -B <branch name> <commit>

# if you want to move the active branch :
git switch -C "$(git branch --show-current)" <commit>
# or the older
git checkout -B "$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref)" <commit>