Git Version Control System

  1. Undoing Changes
    1. Overview of Undoing in Git
      1. Safety and Risks
        1. Data Loss Prevention
          1. History Preservation
            1. Collaboration Impact
          2. Amending the Last Commit
            1. Changing Commit Messages
              1. Message Correction
                1. Additional Information
                  1. Formatting Improvements
                  2. Adding Files to the Last Commit
                    1. Forgotten Files
                      1. Staging and Amending
                        1. Commit Replacement
                      2. Unstaging a Staged File
                        1. Restoring to Previous State
                          1. Index Modification
                            1. Working Directory Preservation
                              1. Selective Unstaging
                            2. Discarding Local Changes in a File
                              1. Restoring Unstaged Changes
                                1. Working Directory Reset
                                  1. File-Specific Restoration
                                    1. Change Abandonment
                                    2. Restoring Staged Changes
                                      1. Index and Working Directory
                                        1. Complete File Reset
                                          1. Staged Change Removal
                                        2. Reverting a Commit
                                          1. Creating a New Revert Commit
                                            1. Inverse Changes
                                              1. History Preservation
                                                1. Safe Undoing
                                                2. Reverting Multiple Commits
                                                  1. Range Reverting
                                                    1. Sequential Reverts
                                                      1. Conflict Resolution
                                                    2. Resetting Commits
                                                      1. Soft Reset
                                                        1. Use Cases
                                                          1. Commit Message Changes
                                                            1. Commit Reorganization
                                                              1. History Editing
                                                              2. Effects on Working Directory and Index
                                                                1. Preservation of Changes
                                                                  1. Staging Area Maintenance
                                                                2. Mixed Reset
                                                                  1. Use Cases
                                                                    1. Unstaging Changes
                                                                      1. Commit Undoing
                                                                        1. Default Reset Behavior
                                                                        2. Effects on Working Directory and Index
                                                                          1. Index Reset
                                                                            1. Working Directory Preservation
                                                                          2. Hard Reset
                                                                            1. Use Cases
                                                                              1. Complete State Reset
                                                                                1. Change Abandonment
                                                                                  1. Branch Synchronization
                                                                                  2. Effects on Working Directory and Index
                                                                                    1. Complete Reset
                                                                                      1. Data Loss Risk
                                                                                    2. Dangers of Resetting
                                                                                      1. Irreversible Changes
                                                                                        1. Collaboration Issues
                                                                                          1. Data Recovery
                                                                                        2. Cleaning the Working Directory
                                                                                          1. Removing Untracked Files
                                                                                            1. File Deletion
                                                                                              1. Pattern Matching
                                                                                                1. Safety Checks
                                                                                                2. Removing Untracked Directories
                                                                                                  1. Directory Deletion
                                                                                                    1. Recursive Removal
                                                                                                      1. Content Verification
                                                                                                      2. Dry Run Option
                                                                                                        1. Preview Mode
                                                                                                          1. Safety Testing
                                                                                                            1. Change Verification

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