make my current local branch exactly match its remote counterpart

[marc0janssen]

Hi,

I’d like a way in Lazygit to make my current local branch exactly match its remote counterpart.

In other words, I want to discard all local changes and any local-only commits, then reset the current branch to the latest version from origin.

The Git equivalent would be something like:

git fetch origin && git reset --hard origin/$(git branch --show-current)

Ideally, this could be exposed as a clear action in Lazygit, for example:

“Reset local branch to remote”

A confirmation prompt would be important, as this is a destructive action and would discard local changes and commits that have not been pushed.

My use case is simple: sometimes I no longer need the local state and just want to overwrite it completely with the remote version of the same branch, without having to leave Lazygit or manually type the Git commands.

It would be great if this action clearly showed which local branch and remote branch are involved before confirming the reset.

Thanks,
Marco

[stefanhaller]

This is available for the currently checked out branch; to access it, you need to focus the Files panel (that's a bit unintuitive, admittedly) and press g there. This gives you a menu with options to reset to this branch's @{upstream}.

[marc0janssen]

Oh... thanks.... I was look for it in de shift-D options, in de file-panel.... completely overlooked "g"....

Wouldn't it be better to merge them... g and shift-D are related...

[stefanhaller]

All the shift-D options reset to the current HEAD; g is different because it resets to a different commit. For that reason I'd like to keep them separate.

[marc0janssen]

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