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bashbeginner

Git Revert Commit Safely

Create a new commit that undoes changes from a previous commit without rewriting history.

bash
# Revert the most recent commit
git revert HEAD

# Revert a specific commit by hash
git revert abc1234

# Revert without auto-committing (stage changes only)
git revert --no-commit abc1234

# Revert multiple commits
git revert abc1234 def5678

# Revert a range of commits
git revert abc1234..ghi9012

# Revert a merge commit (specify parent)
# Parent 1 is main, parent 2 is the merged branch
git revert -m 1 merge-commit-hash

# If conflicts during revert:
git add .
git revert --continue

# Abort the revert
git revert --abort

# Verify the revert
git log --oneline -5
git diff HEAD~1

Use Cases

  • Undoing a deployed commit on shared branches
  • Rolling back a feature without rewriting history
  • Safely reverting merge commits in production

Tags

#git#revert#undo#safe

Related Snippets

Similar patterns you can reuse in the same workflow.

bashbeginner

Undo Last Git Commit (Soft and Hard)

Git commands to undo the last commit while keeping changes staged, unstaged, or fully discarded.

#git#undo
bashintermediate

Git Rebase Workflow Example

Step-by-step git rebase workflow to keep feature branches up to date with main branch cleanly.

#git#rebase
bashintermediate

Git Cherry-Pick Commits Example

Apply specific commits from one branch to another using cherry-pick with conflict resolution.

#git#cherry-pick
bashintermediate

Squash Multiple Git Commits

Interactive rebase to squash multiple commits into one clean commit before merging a feature branch.

#git#squash