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    <p>I've always thought of <code>git reset</code> and <code>git checkout</code> as the same, in the sense that both bring the project back to a specific commit. However, I feel they can't be exactly the same, as that would be redundant. What is the actual difference between the two? I'm a bit confused, as the svn only has <code>svn co</code> to revert the commit. </p> <h3>ADDED</h3> <p>The <a href="http://marklodato.github.com/visual-git-guide/" rel="noreferrer">following diagram</a> explains the difference, albeit in an either possibly oversimplified or incorrect manner. What do you think? Is it wrong or overly simplified?</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/RPeKg.png" alt="http://a.imageshack.us/img192/5440/screenshot20100903at416.png"></p> <h3>ADDED 2</h3> <p>VonC and Charles explained the differences between <code>git reset</code> and <code>git checkout</code> really well. My current understanding is that <code>git reset</code> reverts all of the changes back to a specific commit, whereas <code>git checkout</code> more or less prepares for a branch. I found the following two diagrams quite useful in coming to this understanding:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/C4BCo.png" alt="http://a.imageshack.us/img651/1559/86421927.png"> <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tiv4H.png" alt="http://a.imageshack.us/img801/1986/resetr.png"></p> <h3>ADDED 3</h3> <p>From <a href="http://think-like-a-git.net/sections/rebase-from-the-ground-up/using-git-cherry-pick-to-simulate-git-rebase.html" rel="noreferrer">http://think-like-a-git.net/sections/rebase-from-the-ground-up/using-git-cherry-pick-to-simulate-git-rebase.html</a>, checkout and reset can emulate the rebase. </p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYijy.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYijy.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <pre><code>git checkout bar git reset --hard newbar git branch -d newbar </code></pre> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6F3ZK.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6F3ZK.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
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