diff --git a/hard_reset_repos.sh b/hard_reset_repos.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+mydir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+
+cd "$mydir"
+
+source ./merge_helpers.sh
+
+# Note: this doesn't delete files starting with a dot,
+# and in particular not the '.git' directory, which we
+# want to keep
+forall_repos bash -c 'rm -rf *'
+forall_repos git reset HEAD --hard