Learn Git Essentials 9: Head & Detached Head

If you have worked with git, you might have come across a message saying 'head is now in a detached state'. Well, this happens particularly when you checkout a commit instead of a branch. In this video, we will cover in detail what exactly a head is and what is the detached head scenario.

Head is like a pointer which points to the most recent commit made (or does it?). That's why whenever you type git log and besides your most recent commit, you will see 'head'.
Now, detached head is more of a scenario when you checkout a commit instead of a branch and in this video, we will take a deep dive into this concept ,which many beginners and intermediates may not even know about!

Enjoy the video.

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[nhatpham]

I'm new to git and having a hard time getting my head around the topic, your explanations are sooo helpful, both verbally and visually. Your wit even made me laugh, omg couldn't believe I laughed while watching a tutorial about git lol Anyway I just wanted to say thankyou the video is great!!

[jnkmal]

Super helpful! I'm off to play with that awesome tool. Thanks!

[abhishmazumder]

explained so good i ended up sharing the entire playlist to my friends ;)

[adennis]

The visualizer is superb. I love it. Im going to use it from now own to see what my actions would look like before i do them

[keepscribing]

The visualizer is superb. simple and effective

[arifmohiuddin]

I really love your explanation style, well and precise, thanks.

[antonyjoseph]

Wonderful explanation and visualization.

[alexpiano]

nicely explained, its more clear now, thank you

[harshitjoshi]

Best video on the topic i have ever watched

[doronkeeliahu]

Great explanation, finally got this. Thank you!

[expertreviews]

damn that's an excellent video and explanation!!! bravo man

[helloworld]

Thanks a lot man, do you have your Git course anywhere ?

[alexgiggi]

HEAD refers to the currently checked-out branch's latest commit!

[vomitjoe]

Great video! Can I check, at the 07:15 mark, if I'm using git in terminal, how can I check for the commit ID for these unpushed commits. Usually if I'm on a branch n use git log I can only see commits pushed for that branch. Thx :)