How do I git pull something on a previous commit on a repository? I'm following a guide in which half of the code was outdated and the other half is not. So I need to send that one half back to its previous state on my local files. Or should I be using checkout? I found the commit I think I need but I cannot get it to replace my files. Thanks in advance.
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Have you seen this [SO post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2007662/rollback-to-an-old-commit-using-git)? – David Tansey Apr 30 '14 at 02:24
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Yes, I want to do the equivalent of a git pull I think. It is not my respository and I don't intend on ever pushing my changes. – apollokedar Apr 30 '14 at 14:08
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Use git log to find the SHA of the commit you want to roll back to, then:
git checkout <SHA of commit>
To change the contents of the commit, just type
git rm [-options] <Path to file (or directory)>
Then
git commit --amend
git push origin master //Optional
to complete your changes.
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To restore some files to a previous state -say to commit with sha1 abc-, you could do
git checkout abc -- file1 file2 dir1
git commit -am "Rolled back some files"
Doing so will add a new commit on your current branch, with those files in their old state.
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