A practical guide to undoing and rewriting Git history using git reset (--soft, --mixed, --hard), git revert, git cherry-pick, and git reflog. Covers six real-life scenarios including accidentally committing to the wrong branch, splitting a commit into two, recovering from a hard reset, and safely undoing pushed commits. Emphasizes the importance of diagramming current vs. desired state before taking action.
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