Git hard reset

Tasks

1. Navigate to /usr/src/kodekloudrepos/demo git repository on the Storage server.

2. Reset the repository so that only two commits remain:

   • initial commit

   • add data.txt file

3. Make sure the working directory and HEAD are aligned to add data.txt file.

4. Push the updated state to the remote, replacing existing history.

Steps

1

SSH to storage server and switch to root if needed

ssh natasha@ststor01
sudo su -

2

Navigate to demo directory

cd /usr/src/kodekloudrepos/demo

3

Find the commit hash for "add data.txt file"

git log --oneline

4

Reset to "add data.txt file"

git rebase -i --root

5

Keep only:

• initial commit

• add data.txt file

(Delete or drop other commits in the interactive editor)

git rebase -i --root

6

Force push cleaned-up history

git push origin master --force

7

Verify only two commits remain

git log --oneline