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Git: move Move branch pointer to different commit without checkout

Add "without checkout" in the title since that is the most important ingredient in the question.
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Git: move branch pointer to different commit without checkout

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Git: move branch pointer to different commit

To move the branch pointer of a checked out branch, one can use the git reset --hard command. But how to move the branch pointer of a not-checked out branch to point at a different commit (keeping all other stuff like tracked remote branch)?