Git · Junior · Question 52 of 75

What is the danger of `git reset --hard`?

✓Correct answer: Uncommitted changes in the working tree are lost
2The remote repository is reset as well
3All branches except the current one are deleted

Explanation

--hard overwrites the index and working tree. Committed work can usually be recovered through the reflog, but uncommitted edits are gone.

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