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I "accidentally" pushed a commit to GitHub.
Is it possible to remove this commit?
I want to revert my GitHub repository as it was before this commit.
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To remove the last commit from git, you can simply run git reset --hard HEAD^ If you are removing multiple commits from the top, you can run git reset HEAD~2 to remove the last two commits. You can increase the number to remove even more commits.
First, remove the commit on your local repository. You can do this using git rebase -i . For example, if it's your last commit, you can do git rebase -i HEAD~2 and delete the second line within the editor window that pops up. Then, force push to GitHub by using git push origin +master .
You can simply remove that commit using option "d" or Removing a line that has your commit. In the latest git version there is no more option d. You need just remove lines with commits from rebase to delete them.
Note: please see an alternative to
git rebase -iin the comments below—
git reset --soft HEAD^
First, remove the commit on your local repository. You can do this using git rebase -i. For example, if it's your last commit, you can do git rebase -i HEAD~2 and delete the second line within the editor window that pops up.
Then, force push to GitHub by using git push origin +branchName --force
See Git Magic Chapter 5: Lessons of History - And Then Some for more information (i.e. if you want to remove older commits).
Oh, and if your working tree is dirty, you have to do a git stash first, and then a git stash apply after.
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git push -f origin HEAD^:master That should "undo" the push.
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