How do I undo the last git commit while preserving changes?

Question

I've made a git commit that I haven't pushed yet, but I would like to remove the commit, but keep the changes to my file. How do I do that?

Does this answer your question? [How can I remove a commit on GitHub?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/448919/how-can-i-remove-a-commit-on-github) — Rahul Bhobe, Aug 22 '20 at 00:55

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 21 '20 at 20:13

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like this

git reset --soft HEAD~1
git reset .

answered Aug 21 '20 at 20:13

eftshift0

what does the second line do? – Serket Aug 21 '20 at 20:14
get everything out of the index, no changes to the files. – eftshift0 Aug 21 '20 at 20:14
It worked without this line: ```git reset .``` – Serket Aug 21 '20 at 20:16
It does work.... only thing is that changes are on index. – eftshift0 Aug 21 '20 at 20:17
Well, I just wanted to change the commit message, so I guess I got lucky – Serket Aug 21 '20 at 20:18
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If you wanted to modify the commit message you do it like this: `git commit --amend -m "new message"`. No need to move anywhere. – eftshift0 Aug 21 '20 at 20:18

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