git restore branch to previous commit code example

Example 1: 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 2: github restore previous commit

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

Example 3: get back some commits git

git revert {commit_id}'

Example 4: revert to commit git

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