Git: gitk how to reset to origin/master

Question

I use gitk to browse code. I often right-click on a previous commit and reset master branch to here. Then I compile and test the code.

If I close gitk now and restart it, it can no longer see previous commits. Then I have to type in command line git reset --hard origin/master

Is there a way for gitk to always show the full commit history till origin/master?

I'm not sure about gitk, but if you are just going back in time to test old commits, the easiest way is to just `git checkout ` and then `git checkout ` to go back. — 0x5453, Jun 14 '16 at 15:11
alright, seems git checkout is a better way. when do people use reset to a commit then? — McBear Holden, Jun 14 '16 at 15:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '16 at 15:12

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Instead of resetting your branch, just checkout the commit ID you mean to have as your HEAD

git checkout <commit-id>

That way you'll have a detached head and your working copy will be on that commit. When you think you're good, you can just get back to your previous branch:

git checkout <branch>

answered Jun 14 '16 at 15:12

everton

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Not always. If you fiddled with the code on the detached head, git won't accept a simple `git checkout ` and instead complains "error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout" and aborts. – Daniel K. May 12 '23 at 10:41

Git: gitk how to reset to origin/master

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