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}}

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