Git: Reset a local branch from origin

Sometimes, after an unfortunate merge or a pull from the wrong branch, you end up in an inconsistent state, or at least an unwanted one.

Most of the time, you can go back a few commits and fix the version of your current branch.

I explain the process in this article about git reset and git revert.

But sometimes, you don't simply want to undo a commit, but rather fully resynchronize with the current state of your branch on the remote repository (remote).

To do this, nothing could be simpler: just use the git reset command, but instead of specifying a commit hash, this time we're going to point to a remote branch, like this:

git reset --hard origin/[branch_name]

In the example above, "origin" refers to the name given to the remote repository (remote), and "branch_name" corresponds to the name of the branch you want to sync with.

Be careful, the "--hard" option means that all your local changes (whether committed or not) will be lost with no way to go back!