how do i revert all my files on my local copy back to a certain commit?
commit 4a155e5b3b4548f5f8139b5210b9bb477fa549de
Author: John Doe <[email protected]>
Date: Thu Jul 21 20:51:38 2011 -0500
This is the commit i'd like to revert back to. any help would be a lifesaver!
You can revert all your files under your working directory and index by typing following this command
git reset --hard <SHAsum of your commit>
You can also type
git reset --hard HEAD #your current head point
or
git reset --hard HEAD^ #your previous head point
Hope it helps
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-revert.html
using git revert <commit> will create a new commit that reverts the one you dont want to have.
You can specify a list of commits to revert.
An alternative: http://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset
git reset will reset your copy to the commit you want.
Source: Stackoverflow.com