How to use‘git revert’ in GIT

‘git revert’ is the generally preferred approach as it creates a new commit that essentially cancels out the changes introduced by the commit you want to undo. The original commit remains in the history, but the new revert commit applies the opposite changes, effectively reversing the effects of the original commit.

Step 1: Identify the commit to revert

You’ll need the commit hash of the specific commit you want to revert. You can find this using the `git log` command.

git log

This command will display the history of your commits, including their unique hash IDs.

Step 2: Execute the ‘git revert’ command

Once you have the commit hash, use the following command to initiate the revert process.

git revert <commit-hash>

Replace ‘<commit-hash>’ with the actual hash ID of the commit you want to revert.

For example, to revert the most recent commit, you can use:

git revert HEAD

Step 3: Review and commit the changes

Git will create a new commit that reverses the changes introduced by the specified commit. You’ll be given a chance to review the changes introduced by the revert commit before committing it.

Step 4: Push the revert commit (if necessary)

If you’ve already shared your commits with a remote repository (e.g., GitHub), you’ll need to push the newly created revert commit as well:

git push origin <your-branch-name>

Replace ‘<your-branch-name>’ with the name of the branch you’re working on.

In this article, we are covering how to undo commits in Git. Sometimes, you might make mistakes or realize you need to revert changes you made in a previous commit. Luckily, Git offers a few ways to undo commits.