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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 00156d64aa..fbed007354 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -210,6 +210,26 @@ people via patch over e-mail. include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] +Reset, restore and revert +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +There are three commands with similar names: `git reset`, +`git restore` and `git revert`. + +* linkgit:git-revert[1] is about making a new commit that reverts the + changes made by other commits. + +* linkgit:git-restore[1] is about restoring files in the working tree + from either the index or another commit. This command does not + update your branch. The command can also be used to restore files in + the index from another commit. + +* linkgit:git-reset[1] is about updating your branch, moving the tip + in order to add or remove commits from the branch. This operation + changes the commit history. ++ +`git reset` can also be used to restore the index, overlapping with +`git restore`. + Low-level commands (plumbing) ----------------------------- |