Restore repository to a previous GIT commit

Question

I would like to "roll back" a Git repository to a previous commit.

• I have committed many times (30?) since the [PREVIOUS COMMIT].
• I do NOT want to retain the history or changes of these later commits. I want to delete everything after the [PREVIOUS COMMIT].

Can someone please explain the process for this? Thanks.

Answer 1

You would use git reset --hard [PREVIOUS COMMIT] This resets the repository to the commit dropping all changes.

https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-reset.html