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Git & GitHub interview questions

Branching, merge vs rebase, resolving conflicts and pull requests, the way teams actually work.

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  1. How do you undo the last commit but keep your changes?

    Run git reset --soft HEAD~1 to keep the changes staged, or git reset HEAD~1 to keep them unstaged. The commit disappears from the branch while your work stays in the files.

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  2. What is the difference between git reset --soft, --mixed and --hard?

    All three move the branch to another commit. --soft keeps your changes staged, --mixed (the default) keeps them but unstaged, and --hard throws them away completely.

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