Undo the last local commit
To undo the last local commit run:
$ git reset HEAD~
The files you had commited are now unstaged. Your shell (terminal) should print something like this:
Unstaged changes after reset:
M file
D file
That’s it. You can do your modifications or whatever, but, do not use this command if you want to undo a commit which has been pushed to a remote server.
Next, once you’ve done your modifications or else, if you want to reuse the message of the undone commit for the to-be-made commit, you can use the option -c
and append it with ORIG_HEAD
such as:
$ git commit -C ORIG_HEAD
Alternatively, if you want to reuse the message but need to edit it, use the option -c
(small cap c
instead of large cap for no edits).
$ git commit -c ORIG_HEAD
should prompt your shell to open the default text editor for the commit message to be edited.
There is more you can do with reset
. You can run $ man git-reset
to learn more about reset
or see examples.
Git is copyleft-licensed and was first released in 20051.
See also:
- Add forgotten file.s to the last commit
- Edit the last commit message
- Remove a file from the last commit
Source: $ man git-reset
.
$ less /usr/share/doc/git/copyright↩︎
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