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How can I remove the last commit from a remote GIT repository such as I don't see it any more in the log?
If for example git log gives me the following commit history
A->B->C->D[HEAD, ORIGIN]
how can I go to
A->B->C[HEAD,ORIGIN]
Thanks.
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To undo the last commit from a remote git repository, you can use the git reset command. command. This will undo the last commit locally. command to force push the local commit which was reverted to the remote git repository.
The easiest way to undo the last Git commit is to execute the “git reset” command with the “–soft” option that will preserve changes done to your files. You have to specify the commit to undo which is “HEAD~1” in this case. The last commit will be removed from your Git history.
Delete a remote commit. To remove a commit you already pushed to your origin or to another remote repository you have to first delete it locally like in the previous step and then push your changes to the remote. Notice the + sign before the name of the branch you are pushing, this tells git to force the push.
Be careful that this will create an "alternate reality" for people who have already fetch/pulled/cloned from the remote repository. But in fact, it's quite simple:
git reset HEAD^ # remove commit locally
git push origin +HEAD # force-push the new HEAD commit
If you want to still have it in your local repository and only remove it from the remote, then you can use:
git push origin +HEAD^:<name of your branch, most likely 'master'>
If nobody has pulled it, you can probably do something like
git push remote +branch^1:remotebranch
which will forcibly update the remote branch to the last but one commit of your branch.
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