You accidentally committed a large file that should not be in the PR. Which command sequence correctly removes it from the last commit?

medium📝 Troubleshoot Q7 of 15

Git - Collaboration Workflows

Agit checkout largefile && git commit -m 'remove file'

Bgit reset --soft HEAD~1 && git rm --cached largefile && git commit -c ORIG_HEAD

Cgit revert HEAD && git push

Dgit rm largefile && git commit --amend

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Undo last commit but keep changes staged
git reset --soft HEAD~1 moves HEAD back one commit, keeping changes staged.
Step 2: Remove large file from staging
git rm --cached largefile removes file from index but keeps it locally.
Step 3: Recommit previous changes without large file
git commit -c ORIG_HEAD reuses original commit message for new commit.
Final Answer:
git reset --soft HEAD~1 && git rm --cached largefile && git commit -c ORIG_HEAD -> Option B
Quick Check:
Remove file from last commit by reset + rm --cached + commit [OK]

Quick Trick: Use git reset and rm --cached to remove files from last commit [OK]

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