Does a git reset --hard upstream/main delete also local branches?

Does a git reset --hard upstream/main delete also local branches?

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If I do a git reset –hard upstream/main, will also my local branches be deleted by that command?

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git reset does not delete branches.

git reset –hard upstream/main says to move the currently checked out branch to the same commit as upstream/main, and to clear your staging area of any changes, and to overwrite your files with the versions at upstream/main.

Your current branch will be at the same commit as upstream/main, and any staged or unstaged changes will be gone.

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