# git update-ref
> Git command for creating, updating, and deleting Git refs.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-update-ref>.
- 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}}`
