I am sure newer GPT versions will do better, and I think for a tool as ubiquitous as git the answers from ChatGPT would have been perfectly fine too.
Just wanted to illustrate why I wouldn't mske it a habit to ask it factual questions.
The "lost two commits" answer was meant as whimsy joke. More realstic scenarios are more boring of course.
E.g. memorizing wrong explanations for solitions that happen to work, or accepting wrong answers as fact when it's inconsequential for the short term acceptance of the answer.
> git reset --soft [COMMIT_HASH]^
The docs say files are unchanged.
> git reset --soft [COMMIT_HASH]^
Committing the unchanged files so like an amend, a squash, not exactly reversing, reverting, or undoing anything except commit messages.
ChatGPT Plus with a short custom instruction to answer in steps, respond tersely, ask clarifying questions where needed, and make recommendations wherever possible replied to "how to reverse a pushed commit in git" with:
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To reverse a pushed commit in Git, you can either use git revert or git reset. Each approach has pros and cons.
# Option 1: git revert
Pros: Safe for shared branches, creates a new commit to undo changes.
Cons: Adds noise to history.
Commands:
# Option 2: git reset## Soft Reset
Pros: Keeps changes in your working directory.
Cons: Rewrites history; risky for shared branches.
Commands:
## Hard ResetPros: Completely removes commit.
Cons: Rewrites history; risky for shared branches; discards changes.
Commands:
Recommendation:Use git revert for shared branches to avoid conflicts. Use git reset for local or feature branches where you control all changes. Clarify your specific scenario for a tailored recommendation.