Can I revert commits directly on GitHub?
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It seems like you can do just about everything else directly on GitHub using the web interface, like edit and create and delete files, but I am unable to find a way to revert a commit, like you can in the GitHub local apps (Windows, and Mac) and like you can do on the git command line.
I'm just wondering am I just missing something. Is the revert button hidden?
I tried searching online and came across something that seemed to suggest that this was to prevent synchronization errors when working with lots of people. Is this correct?
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
No, that feature isn't directly available on the GitHub web interface (as opposed to the "Revert" button recently added for GitHub for Mac/Windows)
Actually, it is for pull requests only, since June 24th, 2014:
Introducing the Revert Button
> you can easily revert a pull request on GitHub by clicking Revert:
> You'll be prompted to create a new pull request with the reverted changes:
git revert
is a bit more complex to manage through the web as it can accept a range of commit.
It shouldn't be an issue in term of collaboration though: a revert adds a new commit, it doesn't change the history of existing commit.
Solution 2 - Git
If you want to use just github web. There is a tedious way though.
Step 1. Goto commit history, find the commit hash which you want to revert to; and click "Browse repo at this point in history"
Step 2. Create a new branch from this commit hash (say "temp")
Step 3. Delete the branch which had the problem (say "main")
Step 4. Goto "temp" branch and create "main" branch from it. And you're done.
Ofcourse, this is not a good way and it might only work for recently created commits.
Solution 3 - Git
You can't revert back to that commit
on the GitHub web site, there is no option to do this action, Instead, you should use command-line
or GitHub Desktop
as below
> After REVERT
, do not forget to PUSH
the code. For more details, check the link How to restore deleted files on GitHub website?
Solution 4 - Git
> This worked for me (GITHUB).
1) git reset --hard HEAD^
2) git push origin -f
> Note:- These lines reverts commit back one by one.