Can I revert commits directly on GitHub?

Question

It seems like you can do just about everything else directly on GitHub using the web interface, like edit and create and delete files, but I am unable to find a way to revert a commit, like you can in the GitHub local apps (Windows, and Mac) and like you can do on the git command line.

I'm just wondering am I just missing something. Is the revert button hidden?

I tried searching online and came across something that seemed to suggest that this was to prevent synchronization errors when working with lots of people. Is this correct?

Answer 1

You can't revert back to that commit on the GitHub web site, there is no option to do this action, Instead, you should use command-line or GitHub Desktop as below

After REVERT, do not forget to PUSH the code. For more details, check the link How to restore deleted files on GitHub website?

Answer 2

No, that feature isn't directly available on the GitHub web interface (as opposed to the "Revert" button recently added for GitHub for Mac/Windows)

Actually, it is for pull requests only, since June 24th, 2014:

Introducing the Revert Button

you can easily revert a pull request on GitHub by clicking Revert:

You'll be prompted to create a new pull request with the reverted changes:

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git revert is a bit more complex to manage through the web as it can accept a range of commit.
It shouldn't be an issue in term of collaboration though: a revert adds a new commit, it doesn't change the history of existing commit.