git restore to previous commit code example

Example 1: git undo commit

# Uncommit the changes
git reset --soft HEAD~1

# Completely delete the changes
git reset --hard HEAD~1

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 back to previous commit in git

# This will destroy any local modifications.
# Don't do it if you have uncommitted work you want to keep.
git reset --hard 0d1d7fc32

# Alternatively, if there's work to keep:
git stash
git reset --hard 0d1d7fc32
git stash pop
# This saves the modifications, then reapplies that patch after resetting.
# You could get merge conflicts, if you've modified things which were
# changed since the commit you reset to.

Example 4: github restore previous commit

# syntax
git revert <commit>
# example
git revert 99a5c5905e12c74725bae64c61efce140662ce24
# where 99a5c59... is the commit (you can check it on github)

Example 5: git roll back to specific commit

//Git Rollback to a specific commit via Mac terminal

//Navigate to project and open git log
cd projectname
git log --oneline

//Locate and checkout the desired commit ID
git checkout abc1234 . 

//(Type q to quit the git log)

//Stage All changes, commit with comment, and push to remote
git add -A
git commit -m "Revert commit: abc1234"
git push

Example 6: after checking out a previous commit go back to latest commit

git checkout <commit hash>	# go to previous commit
git revert <commit hash>  	# revert action of going to previous commit