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