Git and GitHub Masterclass - The Practical Bootcamp - Git Reset

The video tutorial explains the concept of git reset, focusing on its three types: soft, mixed, and hard reset. Each type is discussed with practical examples, demonstrating how they affect the commit history and working directory. The soft reset moves changes from commit to the staging area, mixed reset unstages changes, and hard reset removes changes entirely, reverting to a previous commit. The tutorial aims to clarify the confusion around git reset by providing clear explanations and examples.

What are the three types of git reset discussed in the video?

• Simple, Complex, Advanced

• Soft, Medium, Hard

• Soft, Mixed, Hard

• Basic, Intermediate, Advanced

What does a soft reset do in Git?

• Creates a new branch

• Moves changes from staging to working directory

• Deletes all changes permanently

• Moves changes from commit to staging area

Which command is used by default when performing a mixed reset?

• git reset --soft

• git reset --hard

• git reset

• git reset --merge

What happens to the changes when a mixed reset is performed?

• They are deleted

• They are committed

• They are moved to the staging area

• They are moved to the working directory

What is the effect of a hard reset in Git?

• Creates a new branch

• Merges changes into the current branch

• Moves changes to the staging area

• Deletes changes and moves HEAD to a previous commit

How does a hard reset affect multiple commits?

• It stages all changes

• It moves them to a new branch

• It deletes all changes from the specified commit onwards

• It merges them into one

What is the role of HEAD in a hard reset?

• It points to the previous commit after reset

• It points to the new commit after reset

• It points to the last commit

• It points to the current branch