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you don't need --hard
– ahnbizcad
Commented Feb 5, 2020 at 3:56
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git branch -f is useful. It's nice that I can change the branch without checking it out first.
– remcycles
Commented Aug 2, 2021 at 2:42
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git branch -f <branch> <starting-point> by default sets <branch> to point at <starting-point> and if <starting-point> is also a branch, it sets remote tracking branch to <branch> to branch <starting-point>. To avoid adjustment of remote tracking branch, use extra option --no-track: git branch --no-track -f <branch> <starting-point>
– czerny
Commented Apr 11, 2022 at 17:27
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I have to look this up about once a month. Really unintuitive command.
– Dominik
Commented Apr 21, 2023 at 9:59
I noticed the note about it throwing away uncommitted changes after I doing it :( Why not just give a reset command that doesn't do that, it isn't part of the question
– rakslice
Commented Jun 24 at 21:12

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