What's the difference between git reset --mixed, --soft, and --hard?

Question

I\'m looking to split a commit up and not sure which reset option to use.

I was looking at the page In plain English, what does "git reset" do?, but I real

Answer 1

In the simplest terms:

• --soft: uncommit changes, changes are left staged (index).
• --mixed (default): uncommit + unstage changes, changes are left in working tree.
• --hard: uncommit + unstage + delete changes, nothing left.