git checkout older commit code example

Example 1: git revert commit

# Reset the index and working tree to the desired tree
# Ensure you have no uncommitted changes that you want to keep
git reset --hard 56e05fced

# Move the branch pointer back to the previous HEAD
git reset --soft HEAD@{1}

git commit -m "Reverting to the state of the project at f414f31"

Example 2: git checkout previous commit

git reset --hard HEAD~10
To rollback 10 commits back:

Example 3: git pull from previous commit

# This will detach your HEAD, that is, leave you with no branch checked out:
git checkout 0d1d7fc32