git go back previous commit code example

Example 1: 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 2: git set head to commit

# Set a new HEAD to a branch
# Note that commit can be a commit hash or tag or another branch
git reset --hard $COMMIT

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