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+# 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}}`