Uncommit the latest local change while keeping it staged.
Git: A soft reset moves the branch tip but preserves both index and working files.
set -euo pipefail
git reset --soft HEAD~1
git diff --cached --name-only
cat note.txtExpected output EXAMPLE
note.txt first second
Details
Requires Git and Bash. Run in a disposable practice repository. The test setup below creates the starting files and commits. A soft reset moves the branch tip but preserves both index and working files. The input setup creates a disposable practice repository with a fictional local author identity. Run these examples only in that repository.
This rewrites the local branch tip. Use only for an unpublished practice commit.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · git version 2.43.0 · git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Snippet process uid 65534 with a read-only root filesystem and temporary working files. Networking disabled. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged process) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
bash -euo pipefail -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:ec91410a8f6ec3e985830b5e3a0560306d36f8c1c5ccd91a6699abe707123fa3- Code SHA-256
c6159e0583e3735aeb977f95e441a81649742553c8300ad30dc9b5465eeee8c1- Dependencies
- git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
git init -q -b main git config user.name 'Example Developer' git config user.email 'developer@example.invalid' git config commit.gpgsign false git config tag.gpgsign false git config color.ui false printf 'first ' > note.txt git add note.txt git commit -qm 'Initial notes' printf 'second\n' >> note.txt; git add note.txt; git commit -qm 'Expand notes'
Observed standard output
note.txt first second
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.