Is there anyway to delete/undo like the last 5 commits? I have an issue that is too muddled up to fix so I would rather go back to a commit that i know is stable
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Issue this command:
git reset --soft HEAD~6
If you want to loose changes:
git reset --hard HEAD~6
Antonio Petricca
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what is HEAD~6 ? – BranOIE May 26 '21 at 15:53
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`HEAD` is a pointer to your top commt. By `HEAD~6` we are telling to **git** to reference back to 6 commits as last good commit. – Antonio Petricca May 26 '21 at 15:55
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Ah i see, thank you! – BranOIE May 26 '21 at 15:56
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2Please accept my solution if you think it is correct. – Antonio Petricca May 26 '21 at 15:56
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1I can only do so in 9 minutes, I'll do so then! – BranOIE May 26 '21 at 15:57
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When I do this, and want to push a new change, it tells me I must pull the commits i undid again – BranOIE May 26 '21 at 16:01
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That means that you have commits not yet pushed. Try `git stash save && git pull && git stash pop`. – Antonio Petricca May 26 '21 at 16:03
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That brought me back to square one unfortunately – BranOIE May 26 '21 at 16:04
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Now you are addressing a different issue from your original post. I suggest you to open a new one with all the details and issued commands. – Antonio Petricca May 26 '21 at 16:05
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_When I do this, and want to push a new change, it tells me I must pull the commits i undid again_ I'd actually say this sounds like you've already pushed some of the changes you rolled back to the remote already. You _may_ need to force push, but make _sure_ you know what you're doing because you'll be irreversibly destroying history. – Alexander Nied May 26 '21 at 16:12