Reset local repository branch to be just like remote repository HEAD

Question

How do I reset my local branch to be just like the branch on the remote repository?

I did:

git reset --hard HEAD

But when I run a <

Answer 1

The only solution that works in all cases that I've seen is to delete and reclone. Maybe there's another way, but obviously this way leaves no chance of old state being left there, so I prefer it. Bash one-liner you can set as a macro if you often mess things up in git:

REPO_PATH=$(pwd) && GIT_URL=$(git config --get remote.origin.url) && cd .. && rm -rf $REPO_PATH && git clone --recursive $GIT_URL $REPO_PATH && cd $REPO_PATH

* assumes your .git files aren't corrupt