How do I restore from a previous commit on Xcode 8?

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Let's say I have 5 local commits:

commit 1
commit 2
commit 3
commit 4
commit 5

At this point when I'm working, I'd like to go back to commit 2.

How would I do so?

This was so easy using snapshots in previous versions of Xcode.

"Discard changes" only goes back to commit 5, right?

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 15 '18 at 02:25

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In Xcode 9:

Choose Source Control navigator.
Select (branch) committed project.
Click "Editor->Checkout ...", or click "Editor->Branch->Checkout ..."

This works for me, it restores the entire project at once.

edited Jul 15 '18 at 02:25

Stephen Rauch

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answered Jul 15 '18 at 02:07

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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You need to

git checkout COMMIT_2_ID

More info in this answer:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/4114122/1163930

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Apr 27 '17 at 23:20

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 27 '17 at 23:36

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You can use the version editor in XCODE to do revert each of your files to the previous version. Go to View > Version Editor > Show Version Editor. There is a timeline icon at the bottom of the split view. You can revert to previous commits.

answered Apr 27 '17 at 23:36

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How do I restore from a previous commit on Xcode 8?

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