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Nick
Nick

Reputation: 3100

How to revert back a specific file to before a specific git commit?

I would like to revert back a specific file to before a specific commit.

I have tried the following (shortened the hash):

These produce the error:

error: pathspec 'loginController.js' did not match any file(s) known to git.

Could anyone please advice what I am doing wrong? The file is there, but I am not sure what the path is that git will accept.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 75

Answers (1)

eftshift0
eftshift0

Reputation: 30297

You need to separate the revision and the paths with --. try:

git checkout 76a843a~1 -- loginController.js
git checkout 76a843a~1 -- controllers/loginController.js

Or on a single shot:

git checkout 76a843a~1 -- loginController.js controllers/loginController.js

Assuming it's two different files... either way, make sure to use the right paths (casing and everything).

Upvotes: 1

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