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

Before going into these three option one must understand 3 things.

1) History/HEAD

2) Stage/index

3) Working directory

reset --soft : History changed, HEAD changed, Working directory is not changed.

reset --mixed : History changed, HEAD changed, Working directory changed with unstaged data.

reset --hard : History changed, HEAD changed, Working directory is changed with lost data.

It is always safe to go with Git --soft. One should use other option in complex requirement.