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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 81f7ecd52c..9b82564d1a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7] manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax. A formatted and hyperlinked copy of the latest Git documentation -can be viewed at `https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html`. +can be viewed at https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html +or https://git-scm.com/docs. OPTIONS @@ -211,6 +212,26 @@ 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) ----------------------------- |