git update-ref

Git command for creating, updating, and deleting Git refs.

More information.

• Delete a ref, useful for soft resetting the first commit:

git update-ref -d {HEAD}

• Update ref with a message:

git update-ref -m {message} {HEAD} {4e95e05}

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