Git · Middle · Question 22 of 75

What is `ORIG_HEAD`?

1The commit that origin/HEAD currently points to
2The very first commit ever made in the repository
✓Correct answer: Where HEAD was before a merge, rebase or reset

Explanation

After a bad merge or rebase, git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD returns to the previous state. The reflog offers the same and more history.

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