Reset local repository branch to be just like remote repository HEAD

Question

How do I reset my local branch to be just like the branch on the remote repository?

I did:

git reset --hard HEAD

But when I run a <

Answer 1

No amount of reset and cleaning seemed to have any effect on untracked and modified files in my local git repo (I tried all the options above). My only solution to this was to rm the local repo and re-clone it from the remote.

Fortunately I didn't have any other branches I cared about.

xkcd: Git