Versioncontrol-Git¶

Tips - Version Control - Git¶

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Tips - Version Control - Git
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- Remove Commit from a Repo

Remove Commit from a Repo¶

Our case is that, we want to remove an old commit from the repo, but to keep the main commit persists.

Get the git log using:

git log --oneline

# Output Example:
abc1234 (HEAD -> main)   Your latest commit
def5678                   Commit you want to delete

Use an interactive rebase to edit history. You want to rebase to two commits back (to edit the one before the latest):
```
git rebase -i HEAD~2
```

In the interactive editor, it should be something like:

pick def5678 Commit to delete
pick abc1234 Your latest commit

Change it to:

drop def5678 Commit to delete
pick abc1234 Your latest commit

Force-push the new history to GitHub
```
git push origin main --force
```

Optional Backup Before Starting:

git checkout -b backup-before-rebase
git push origin backup-before-rebase