git move head back to previous commit code example

Example 1: git move branch to previous commit

git checkout 1258f0d0aae    #detach from master
git branch -f master HEAD   #exactly as above

#optionally reattach to master
git checkout master

Example 2: how to revert to log in git

git revert --no-commit 0766c053..HEAD
git commit

Example 3: get back some commits git

git revert {commit_id}'

Example 4: how to go to a previous commit state

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