git reset to commit head code example

Example 1: git reset to commit

# reset to specefic commit
git reset --hard <commit id>

# to go back one step 
git reset --hard HEAD~1

# note: use --soft to keep file changes

Example 2: how to revert a commit

git reset --soft HEAD@{1} # delete the last commit keeping the changes
git reset --hard HEAD@{1} # delete the last commit removing the changes

git push --force origin master # delete the last commit also on remote branch

Example 3: how to revert a git revert

git revert <commitHashOfTheRevert> # locate the hash the revert was done 
                             #this will invert the changes made in that commit
                             #and preserve the git history