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Miraj
Miraj

Reputation: 59

How to switch between git commits

Git commits e.g. I do six commits for a specific code file, is there a way for me to switch to my previous commits?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 84

Answers (2)

Comsavvy
Comsavvy

Reputation: 770

Yes! There is always a way to do that. You can make use of git log --oneline to see all your commits. Then copy the commits id, and use git checkout the+commit_id to move to the commits you wish. To go back to where you were, use git checkout the+branchname

Upvotes: 0

eftshift0
eftshift0

Reputation: 30212

Sure.... you can use their IDs... which you can get from git log.

git checkout some-id

You can also refer to a branch.

git checkout some-branch~3 #3 revisions behind some-branch

Or you can use HEAD (in other words, your current position) as a reference

git checkout HEAD~3 # go back 3 revisions from where I am right now

All 3 forms will set up in detached HEAD state, just in case. So you will have to checkout a branch later when you want to go back to normal.

Upvotes: 1

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