How to undo the last commit on GitHub?

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I want to undo the last commit pushed to GitHub on the master branch of a repository, and make it so that it's as if this commit never existed and doesn't appear in the commit history.

How do I go about this?

Note to those voting to close — the proposed alternative questions are needlessly complex, have condescending answers, and are littered with giant walls of text that are difficult to sift through.

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Does this answer your question? [Undoing a 'git push'](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1270514/undoing-a-git-push) — Ken Y-N, Nov 15 '21 at 02:18
My question is already answered, but thank you for your interest. — GirkovArpa, Nov 15 '21 at 02:18

GirkovArpa · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-15T02:37:43.273

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If you wish to rewind the master branch of the repository to a previous pushed commit, simply run this command — of course, with the appropriate commit hash:

git reset --hard a0b1c2d3e4f5g6h7i8j9k0l1m2n3o4p5q6r7s8t9
git push --force

This may have unintended consequences if, for instance, there are collaborators on your repository. But, I am sure you know what you're doing

edited Nov 15 '21 at 02:37

answered Nov 15 '21 at 02:15

GirkovArpa

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 15 '21 at 02:22

I think you're looking for the --force argument.

You can reset to a specific commit with git reset --hard {commit sha} and then force the change to origin with git push --force.

Note that if others are using your repo, they will need to use git pull --force or they may inadvertently put your unwanted commit back into the repo.

I recommend reading the help documentation for git reset and git push before taking action.

How to undo the last commit on GitHub?

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