git commands

git.command

Re-clone
GIT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
cd $GIT/..
rm -rf $GIT
git clone ...
✅ Deletes local, non-pushed commits
✅ Reverts changes you made to tracked files
✅ Restores tracked files you deleted
✅ Deletes files/dirs listed in .gitignore (like build files)
✅ Deletes files/dirs that are not tracked and not in .gitignore
😀 You won't forget this approach
😔 Wastes bandwidth
Following are other commands I forget daily.

Clean and reset
git clean --force -d -x
git reset --hard
❌ Deletes local, non-pushed commits
✅ Reverts changes you made to tracked files
✅ Restores tracked files you deleted
✅ Deletes files/dirs listed in .gitignore (like build files)
✅ Deletes files/dirs that are not tracked and not in .gitignore
Clean
git clean --force -d -x
❌ Deletes local, non-pushed commits
❌ Reverts changes you made to tracked files
❌ Restores tracked files you deleted
✅ Deletes files/dirs listed in .gitignore (like build files)
✅ Deletes files/dirs that are not tracked and not in .gitignore
Reset
git reset --hard
❌ Deletes local, non-pushed commits
✅ Reverts changes you made to tracked files
✅ Restores tracked files you deleted
❌ Deletes files/dirs listed in .gitignore (like build files)
❌ Deletes files/dirs that are not tracked and not in .gitignore
Notes
Test case for confirming all the above (use bash or sh):

mkdir project
cd project
git init
echo '*.built' > .gitignore
echo 'CODE' > a.sourceCode
mkdir b
echo 'CODE' > b/b.sourceCode
cp -r b c
git add .
git commit -m 'Initial checkin'
echo 'NEW FEATURE' >> a.sourceCode
cp a.sourceCode a.built
rm -rf c
echo 'CODE' > 'd.sourceCode'
See also

git revert to make new commits that undo prior commits
git checkout to go back in time to prior commits (may require running above commands first)
git stash same as git reset above, but you can undo it