How can I jump back in my commits without making any changes?

Question

I want to jump to a previous commit with the ability to jump out of it at anytime, not affecting my repo. What would I use to do this in git?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You'd have to commit or stash your working tree changes, but you can

git checkout <sha1 of previous commit>

Answer 2

This can be done with git checkout. But I recommend reading a book about git which explains how you can use git. Progit is a good and free online book.