If you want to move a non-checked out branch to another commit, the easiest way is running the git branch command with -f option, which determines where the branch HEAD should be pointing to:
git branch -f <branch-name> (<sha1-commit-hash> or <branch-name>)
For example if you want your local develop branch to track the remote (origin) develop branch:
git branch -f develop origin/develop
Be careful as this won't work if the branch you are trying to move is your current branch. To move a branch pointer, run the following command:
git update-ref -m "reset: Reset <branch-name> to <sha1-commit-hash>" \
refs/heads/<branch-name> <sha1-commit-hash>`
The git update-ref command updates the object name stored in a ref safely.
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