How can I remove a commit on GitHub?
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I "accidentally" pushed a commit to GitHub.
Is it possible to remove this commit?
I want to revert my GitHub repository as it was before this commit.
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
> Note: please see an alternative to git rebase -i
in the comments below—
>
>git reset --soft HEAD^
First, remove the commit on your local repository. You can do this using git rebase -i
. For example, if it's your last commit, you can do git rebase -i HEAD~2
and delete the second line within the editor window that pops up.
Then, force push to GitHub by using git push origin +branchName --force
See Git Magic Chapter 5: Lessons of History - And Then Some for more information (i.e. if you want to remove older commits).
Oh, and if your working tree is dirty, you have to do a git stash
first, and then a git stash apply
after.
Solution 2 - Git
git push -f origin HEAD^:master
That should "undo" the push.
Solution 3 - Git
For an easy revert if it's just a mistake (perhaps you forked a repo, then ended up pushing to the original instead of to a new one) here's another possibility:
git reset --hard 71c27777543ccfcb0376dcdd8f6777df055ef479
Obviously swap in that number for the number of the commit you want to return to.
Everything since then will be deleted once you push again. To do that, the next step would be:
git push --force
Solution 4 - Git
-
git log
to find out the commit you want to revert -
git push origin +7f6d03:master
while 7f6d03 is the commit before the wrongly pushed commit.+
was forforce push
And that's it.
Here is a very good guide that solves your problem, easy and simple!
Solution 5 - Git
In case you like to keep the commit changes after deletion:
Note that this solution works if the commit to be removed is the last committed one.
1 - Copy the commit reference
git log
2 - Reset git to the commit reference:
git reset <commit_ref>
3 - Stash/store the local changes from the wrong commit to use later after pushing to remote:
git stash
4 - Push the changes to remote repository, (-f or --force):
git push -f
5 - Get back the stored changes to local repository:
git stash apply
7 - In case you have untracked/new files in the changes, you need to add them to git before committing:
git add .
6 - Add whatever extra changes you need, then commit the needed files, (or use a dot '.' instead of stating each file name, to commit all files in the local repository:
git commit -m "<new_commit_message>" <file1> <file2> ...
or
git commit -m "<new_commit_message>" .
Solution 6 - Git
You'll need to clear out your cache to have it completely wiped. this help page from git will help you out. (it helped me) http://help.github.com/remove-sensitive-data/
Solution 7 - Git
Delete the most recent commit, keeping the work you've done:
git reset --soft HEAD~1
Delete the most recent commit, destroying the work you've done:
git reset --hard HEAD~1
Solution 8 - Git
git reset HEAD^ --hard
git push origin -f
This work for me.
Solution 9 - Git
Use git revert
for reverting your push.
> git-revert - Revert some existing commits
>
> git revert [--edit | --no-edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s]
Revert the changes that the related patches introduce, and record some new commits that record them. This requires your working tree to be clean (no modifications from the HEAD commit).
Note: git revert is used to record some new commits to reverse the effect of some earlier commits (often only a faulty one). If you want to throw away all uncommitted changes in your working directory, you should see git-reset, particularly the --hard option.
Solution 10 - Git
To delete the commit from the remote repository:
git push -f origin last_known_good_commit:branch_name
In order delete the commit from your local repository:
git reset --hard HEAD~1
Solution 11 - Git
You need to know your commit hash from the commit you want to revert to. You can get it from a GitHub URL like: https://github.com/your-organization/your-project/commits/master
Let's say the hash from the commit (where you want to go back to) is "99fb454" (long version "99fb45413eb9ca4b3063e07b40402b136a8cf264"), then all you have to do is:
git reset --hard 99fb45413eb9ca4b3063e07b40402b136a8cf264
git push --force
Solution 12 - Git
Find the ref spec of the commit you want to be the head of your branch on Github and use the following command:
git push origin +[ref]:[branchName]
In your case, if you just want to go back one commit, find the beginning of the ref for that commit, say for example it is 7f6d03, and the name of the branch you want to change, say for example it is master, and do the following:
git push origin +7f6d03:master
The plus character is interpreted as --force
, which will be necessary since you are rewriting history.
Note that any time you --force
a commit you could potentially rewrite other peoples' history who merge your branch. However, if you catch the problem quickly (before anyone else merges your branch), you won't have any issues.
Solution 13 - Git
If you are doing this because you have sensitive data in a commit, using the other answers here is not safe (excepting subutux's, which I'll expand on).
The github guide on this recommends using a external tool, but I prefer using the built-in one.
Firstly, make a backup of your repository. Then:
git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch PATH-TO-YOUR-FILE-WITH-SENSITIVE-DATA' \
--prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all
After this, make sure the repository is in the state you want. You might want to diff against the backup.
If you're sure it's correct, then:
#get rid of old unreferenced commits (including the data you want to remove)
git gc --prune=now
git push origin --force --all
You might want to keep the local backup for a while, just in case.
Solution 14 - Git
Run this command on your terminal.
git reset HEAD~n
You can remove the last n commits from local repo e.g. HEAD~2. Proceed with force git push on your repository.
git push -f origin <branch>
Hope this helps!
Solution 15 - Git
To preserve the branching and merging structure is important to use the --preserve-merges
option when doing the rebase:
git rebase --preserve-merges -i HEAD^^
Solution 16 - Git
For GitHub
-
Reset your commits (HARD) in your local repository
-
Create a new branch
-
Push the new branch
-
Delete OLD branch (Make new one as the default branch if you are deleting the master branch)
Solution 17 - Git
Save your local changes first somewhere on the side ( backup )
You can browse your recent commits, then select a commit hash by clicking on "Copy the full SHA" button to send it to the clipboard.
If your last commit hash is, let's say g0834hg304gh3084gh ( for example )
You have to run:
git push origin +g0834hg304gh3084gh:master
Using the hash that you've copied earlier to make it the "HEAD" revision.
Add your desired local changes. Done ;)
Solution 18 - Git
if you want to remove do interactive rebase,
git rebase -i HEAD~4
4 represents total number of commits to display count your commit and
change it accordingly
and delete commit you want from list...
save changes by Ctrl+X(ubuntu) or :wq(centos)
2nd method, do revert,
git revert 29f4a2 #your commit ID
this will revert specific commit
Solution 19 - Git
In GitHub Desktop you can just right click the commit and revert it, which will create a new commit that undoes the changes.
The accidental commit will still be in your history (which may be an issue if, for instance, you've accidentally commited an API key or password) but the code will be reverted.
This is the simplest and easiest option, the accepted answer is more comprehensive.
Solution 20 - Git
It is not very good to re-write the history. If we use git revert <commit_id>
, it creates a clean reverse-commit of the said commit id.
This way, the history is not re-written, instead, everyone knows that there has been a revert.
Solution 21 - Git
Add/remove files to get things the way you want:
git rm classdir
git add sourcedir
Then amend the commit:
git commit --amend
The previous, erroneous commit will be edited to reflect the new index state - in other words, it'll be like you never made the mistake in the first place
Note that you should only do this if you haven't pushed yet. If you have pushed, then you'll just have to commit a fix normally.