UNDO LOCAL COMMIT UPDATE

If we add a line to a file in each commit in the chain, one way to get back to the version with only two lines is to reset to that commit, i.e., git reset HEAD~1.Īnother way to end up with the two-line version is to add a new commit that has the third line removed-effectively canceling out that change. The effect is most easily seen by looking at Figure 1 again. Where the reset command moves the branch pointer back in the chain (typically) to 'undo' changes, the revert command adds a new commit at the end of the chain to 'cancel' changes. The net effect of the git revert command is similar to reset, but its approach is different. Before you use the hard option, be sure that's what you really want to do, since the command overwrites any uncommitted changes. In effect, it resets (clears out) the staging area and overwrites content in the working directory with the content from the commit you reset to. This overwrites any local changes you haven't committed. Using these options can be useful in targeted circumstances such as git reset -hard . These options include: hard to reset the commit being pointed to in the repository, populate the working directory with the contents of the commit, and reset the staging area soft to only reset the pointer in the repository and mixed (the default) to reset the pointer and the staging area.

UNDO LOCAL COMMIT UPDATE

The git reset command also includes options to update the other parts of your local environment with the contents of the commit where you end up.

Undo local commit