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yuvalm2
yuvalm2

Reputation: 992

Git revert explanation

Reading online, I understand the git revert cancels a single commit from the past, but I am unclear as to what that means unless the cancelled commit is the last commit performed.

For example, observe the following three versions of a file:

"a" => "aa" => "a|a"

If I reverted the 2nd version, what would the 4th version look like? "|a" or "a|"?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 432

Answers (1)

Philippe
Philippe

Reputation: 31227

Revert work by creating a patch which is the opposite of the changes introduced in the commit you want to revert and try to apply it, then create a commit.

If the patch do not apply due to some changes introduced by commits in between, you will have to resolve conflicts...

I hope it will help you better understand how it works.

PS: your notation won't help to understand and explain how revert works because changes are at line level and not file one...

Upvotes: 4

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