Git revert just some files in commit

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I have few commits on github that I want to change. So in my previous commit I've changed some file/folders and I need to revert changes only for some of them. What is the best solution to make it.

Does this answer your question or hav I misunderstood? [Reset or revert a specific file to a specific revision using Git?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/215718/5358968) — Steve, Mar 24 '16 at 13:43
so I have a commit that contains changes for one folder for a submodule. and I need to fix it, by reverting it to state before commit. — Matrosov Oleksandr, Mar 24 '16 at 13:51
This is not a duplicate question. Because it was marked as a duplicate, it can no longer be answered. This question was about reversing changes in a commit (a true revert), not just making a new commit with copies of files from an older one. See my [proposed answer as a comment](https://stackoverflow.com/a/50231389/1307074). — Suncat2000, Mar 21 '19 at 15:36

JKillian · Answer 1 · 2018-03-07T05:20:41.703

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You can use git checkout:

git checkout HEAD~ -- file/to/revert

to stage a version of the file from the previous commit. Then just commit the changes and you're good to go! Of course, you can replace HEAD~, which references the previous commit, with a hash of a commit, a further-back ancestor, or any "tree-ish" object you wish.

edited Mar 07 '18 at 05:20

answered Mar 24 '16 at 13:44

JKillian

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thanks for answer, I've added comment below Steve answer. – Matrosov Oleksandr Mar 24 '16 at 13:52
seem git reset --soft HEAD^ twice return me to a previous state and I reset needed file to a previous commit state. – Matrosov Oleksandr Mar 24 '16 at 14:23
This merely discards changes to a file. – ScottyBlades Jun 15 '21 at 20:09

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '16 at 16:56

I have few commits on github that I want to change.
I need to revert changes only for some of them

Few options:

Checkout the desired files from the desired commit
```
git checkout <commit> path/to/file
```

Interactive rebase

// X is the number of commits you wish to edit
git rebase -i HEAD~X

Once you squash your commits - choose the e for edit the commit.

Git revert just some files in commit

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