Show HN: Git uncommit – reset unpushed, committed changes

myst · 2026-02-21T03:22:06 1771644126

You can do an alias.

below43 · 2026-02-21T04:03:05 1771646585

Good point. TIL :)

git config --global alias.uncommit 'reset --soft HEAD~1'

westurner · 2026-02-21T04:08:28 1771646908

From "How core Git developers configure Git" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43179071 :

> skwp/git-workflows-book > .gitconfig appendix: https://github.com/skwp/git-workflows-book : > "Two useful aliases: unstage and uncommit": https://github.com/skwp/git-workflows-book#two-useful-aliase... :

  [alias]
  unstage = reset HEAD              # remove files from index (tracking)
  uncommit = reset --soft HEAD^     # go back before last commit, with files in uncommitted state