How to Revert a Git Repository to a Previous Commit
Scenario A: Temporarily Switch to a Different Commit
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$ git checkout 0d1d7fc32
The above command will:
- checkout the desired commit
- detach your HEAD (leave you with no branch checked out)
Scenario B: Hard Delete Unpublished Commits
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$ git reset --hard 0d1d7fc32
The above command will:
- destroy any local modifications
- if you want to keep uncommitted work, use
git stash
Scenario C: Undo Published Commits With New Commits
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$ git revert 0d1d7fc32 25eee4ca
or
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$ git revert --no-commit 0d1d7fc32..HEAD
or
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$ git revert -m 1 <merge_commit_sha>
The first command will:
- create two separate revert commits
- revert the two commits
The second command will:
- revert everything from the HEAD back to the commit hash
--no-commitflag lets git revert all the commits at once
The third command will:
- revert a merge commit