tldr/pages/common/git-update-ref.md

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}}