reset head to commit 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 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 3: reset to commit

# rollback to commit state
git revert --no-commit 0766c053..HEAD
git commit

Example 4: reset to commit

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

Example 5: reset to commit

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