Git revert and reset : Files in the repository are not getting rolled back

Question

I want my entire repository to roll back to a certain previous commit (that is 20 commits behind my latest commit).

I tried using git reset --hard <commit#> and git revert <commit#>

Both the git commands run successfully with the message - Head is now at <commithead>

But then when I see the code in my repo, I can still see the edits I made in my latest commits. How can I remove all the edits after the particular commit I am reverting to?

Am I missing out on some step here?

`git revert` is not ideal in this situation as it will create extra commits,unless your repo is being used by others . `git reset --HARD ` should be enough — Dev-vruper, Jan 26 '21 at 16:47
I see. But the problem is that I don't see the changes being reflected in my repo. — Soumya Ranjan Sahoo, Jan 26 '21 at 17:14

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 26 '21 at 23:28

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After your git reset --hard, use to be sure the git restore command

cd /path/to/repository
git restore -- .

That should restore (as its name implies) the working tree with what is in HEAD (and you just reset HEAD to the right commit)

answered Jan 26 '21 at 23:28

VonC

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Git revert and reset : Files in the repository are not getting rolled back

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