Git Revert

The git revert command undoes a previous commit by creating a new commit that reverses the changes. This keeps your commit history intact and is the safest way to undo changes in a shared repository. Summary of Git Revert Commands and Options git revert HEAD

• Revert a specific commit git revert HEAD~2

• Skip commit message editor git log --oneline - Show commit history

First, you need to find the commit you want to undo. Use git log --oneline to see a summary of your commit history:

Example git log --oneline 52418f7 (HEAD -> master) Just a regular update, definitely no accidents here...

81912ba Corrected spelling error

836e5bf (origin/update-readme, update-readme) Updated readme for GitHub Branches daf4f7c (origin/html-skeleton, html-skeleton) Updated index.html with basic meta facaeae (gh-page/master) Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/w3schools-test/hello-world e7de78f Updated index.html. Resized image 5a04b6f Updated README.md with a line about focus d29d69f Updated README.md with a line about GitHub e0b6038 merged with hello-world-images after fixing conflicts 1f1584e added new image dfa79db updated index.html with emergency fix 0312c55 Added image to Hello World 09f4acd Updated index.html with a new line 221ec6e First release of Hello World!

Once you've found the commit you want to undo, use git revert to create a new commit that reverses the changes:

Example git revert HEAD --no-edit [master e56ba1f] Revert "Just a regular update, definitely no accidents here..."

1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 img_hello_git.jpg

After running git revert, review the changes to make sure everything is as expected:

Example git log --oneline e56ba1f (HEAD -> master) Revert "Just a regular update, definitely no accidents here..." 52418f7 Just a regular update, definitely no accidents here...

81912ba Corrected spelling error

836e5bf (origin/update-readme, update-readme) Updated readme for GitHub Branches daf4f7c (origin/html-skeleton, html-skeleton) Updated index.html with basic meta facaeae (gh-page/master) Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/w3schools-test/hello-world e7de78f Updated index.html. Resized image 5a04b6f Updated README.md with a line about focus d29d69f Updated README.md with a line about GitHub e0b6038 merged with hello-world-images after fixing conflicts 1f1584e added new image dfa79db updated index.html with emergency fix 0312c55 Added image to Hello World 09f4acd Updated index.html with a new line 221ec6e First release of Hello World! Tips & Best Practices Here are some tips and best practices to keep in mind when using Git Revert: Use git revert instead of git reset when you want to undo a previous commit, but still keep the commit history intact. Use git log --oneline to find the commit you want to undo.

Here are some common issues you may encounter when using Git Revert: If you get an error message saying "error: could not revert...", try using git revert --abort to abort the revert process. If you get an error message saying "error: could not apply...", try using git revert --continue to continue the revert process.