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With git reset, but first, you may want to save the current state in another branch: $ git switch main $ git branch backup-of-main Now the (perhaps messed up) state is safely stored in branch ...
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#2: Post edited
by
Alexei
·
2023-10-10T06:58:41Z (7 months ago)
inlined the link for the Git documentation + minor fixes
With `git reset`, but first you may want to save the current state in another branch:- ```bash
- $ git switch main
- $ git branch backup-of-main
- ```
- Now the (perhaps messed up) state is safely stored in branch `backup-of-main`, and you can always just switch back to it and have another swing.
To move `main` to an earlier commit: [[1]](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset#Documentation/git-reset.txt-emgitresetemltmodegtltcommitgt)- ```bash
- $ git switch main
- $ git reset --hard <commit-hash>
- ```
Now you might still run into issues when pushing main to a remote which has already seen the more futuristic states. In this case you need to force push:- ```bash
- $ git push --force
- ```
- When you are _absolutely sure_ that it worked out as you planned, you may consider removing the `backup-of-main` branch. See [this question](https://software.codidact.com/posts/289829) for how.
- With `git reset`, but first, you may want to save the current state in another branch:
- ```bash
- $ git switch main
- $ git branch backup-of-main
- ```
- Now the (perhaps messed up) state is safely stored in branch `backup-of-main`, and you can always just switch back to it and have another swing.
- To move `main` to [an earlier commit](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset#Documentation/git-reset.txt-emgitresetemltmodegtltcommitgt):
- ```bash
- $ git switch main
- $ git reset --hard <commit-hash>
- ```
- You might still run into issues when pushing `main` to a remote that has already seen the more futuristic states. In this case, you need to force push:
- ```bash
- $ git push --force
- ```
- When you are _absolutely sure_ that it worked out as you planned, you may consider removing the `backup-of-main` branch. See [this question](https://software.codidact.com/posts/289829) for how.
#1: Initial revision
by
Iizuki
·
2023-10-09T12:54:54Z (7 months ago)
With `git reset`, but first you may want to save the current state in another branch: ```bash $ git switch main $ git branch backup-of-main ``` Now the (perhaps messed up) state is safely stored in branch `backup-of-main`, and you can always just switch back to it and have another swing. To move `main` to an earlier commit: [[1]](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset#Documentation/git-reset.txt-emgitresetemltmodegtltcommitgt) ```bash $ git switch main $ git reset --hard <commit-hash> ``` Now you might still run into issues when pushing main to a remote which has already seen the more futuristic states. In this case you need to force push: ```bash $ git push --force ``` When you are _absolutely sure_ that it worked out as you planned, you may consider removing the `backup-of-main` branch. See [this question](https://software.codidact.com/posts/289829) for how.