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It seems to be impossible to checkout commits with GitKraken.

Gitkraken commits options

As you can see there is no option to checkout older commits, only Cherrypick commit but I don't know what this is good for.

EDIT: I was able to checkout with another git program (git bash) via console:

console

Now it looks like this in GitKraken:

gitkraken current head on specific commit

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  • Can someone explain `cherry pick`? – Black Sep 07 '17 at 12:24
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    It basically means you can pick changes from another commit in the same repository (e.g., from another branch) and commit them to the current branch as if the changes were done locally. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cherry-pick – raggot Nov 02 '17 at 14:56

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GitKraken (as of version 1.7) does not seem to offer a way to get into a detached HEAD mode, and check out a commit directly. Similarly, it will also not allow you to check out a tag (since that would also give you a detached HEAD).

So instead, you will have to create a (temporary) branch first which you can then check out.

poke
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    ohh what a pitty... I thought it is such a great software, but this is obviously an important feature which is missing. Then I will have to use external programs everytime if I want to checkout older commits... Thanks for your answer. – Black Oct 11 '16 at 12:32
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    Since GitKraken is actively being developed, it probably wouldn’t hurt to create a feature request for this. You can do that via the *Help* menu. – poke Oct 11 '16 at 12:33
  • I've created a feature request months ago, but it is still not implemented. Seems to be a complicated task. – Black Jan 24 '17 at 08:28
  • I can't seem to find the feature requests. Is that a paid feature only to have access to the bug tracker? – Jdban101 Feb 17 '17 at 23:47
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    @Jdban101 It’s possible that they have removed it since I originally posted this. Back then, they had a way to provide feedback from within the application. I haven’t used GitKraken in ages now since they’ve gone fully paid for commercial use, so I can’t say if such a thing still exists or not. But you can always use the [form on their website](https://www.gitkraken.com/contact) to send in feedback instead. – poke Feb 18 '17 at 00:12
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    Thanks for the confirmation. In the latest version, it's not so hard to select the commit, click on the commit hash to copy it and run `git checkout pasted-hash`. This really shouldn't be difficult to add though, and would definitely be a nice feature to have built in. – itslittlejohn Jun 15 '17 at 13:14
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    I really don't understand how a application like this don't have a checkout feature... Even the "limited" version control of intellij have this. – voliveira89 Feb 05 '18 at 10:57
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    Number one reason why I still prefer Git Extensions over Git Kraken (if you are on Windows). – Slaknation Mar 14 '18 at 16:33
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    So many better alternatives in Windows, but all my kingdom for a decent Git GUI in Linux. – Josh Noe Jun 25 '18 at 18:31
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    End of 2018 and still not implemented... I sent them feedback and we'll see how they respond. – Dani Avni Nov 28 '18 at 06:39
  • @DaniAvni Any word? – Slaknation Feb 01 '19 at 19:46
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    @BUInvent, On Nov they responded "We have an existing feature request for checking out commits in detached head state that's currently under review. I gave that existing item a +1 to note your interest in that feature.". I guess we'll have to wait – Dani Avni Feb 02 '19 at 05:34
  • Request this feature from within the tool. They have an open feature request for this, they told me today, and they'll up the priority. – thatWiseGuy Sep 10 '19 at 22:51
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They finally implemented this feature yesterday (Sept. 25th, 2019).

Users can now enter a detached HEAD state by clicking the commit you wish to checkout and selecting Checkout this commit.

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You can make a UNDO in the top bar. Anothe option can be reset to another commit using the right click on the commit.

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The way you do this is by right clicking on your desired commit and select "Reset to this commit" and then choose "Hard - Discard all changes"

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    This is not a good idea, you are changing where the (master) branch points, potentially losing any changes made since the selected commit hash. Much better to just drop back to the command line for the usually rare case where you want to checkout an unlabelled commit. Or as the accepted answer suggests create a (temporary) branch or tag at the commit first in order to checkout the commit. – Gavin Dec 17 '18 at 23:11
  • No no no! Please don't try this unless you know what you're doing. This will not only do something entirely different that checking out a commit, but you'll lose any uncommitted changes and can break your branch – disklosr Jun 22 '19 at 18:35