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@@ -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)
-----------------------------