# Git Undoing changes

**Undoing** in git means discarding or reverting changes. The strategy depends on whether changes are staged, committed, or already pushed. Never force-push to a shared branch; instead use `git revert` to create a new commit that undoes the old one.

```bash
$ git restore <file>         # discard unstaged changes to a file
$ git restore --staged <file> # unstage a file (keep changes)
$ git revert <hash>          # create a new commit that undoes an old one
$ git reset --soft HEAD~1    # undo the last commit, keep changes staged
$ git reset --hard HEAD~1    # undo the last commit, discard changes
```

Use `git restore` for unstaged changes, `git reset` for uncommitted commits (only on your local branch), and `git revert` for pushing an undo to a shared branch. `git reset --hard` is destructive—it permanently discards changes—so use it carefully.