How to go to specific commit in git?

by aniya.jaskolski , in category: Third Party Scripts , 4 months ago

How to go to specific commit in git?

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Telegram Whatsapp

1 answer

by cali_green , 2 months ago

@aniya.jaskolski 

To go to a specific commit in Git, follow these steps:

  1. Find the commit hash of the specific commit you want to go to. You can find this hash by using the "git log" command to see a list of all commits along with their hashes.
  2. Use the "git checkout" command followed by the commit hash to move to that specific commit. For example, to go to a commit with hash "abcdef1234", you would use the command: git checkout abcdef1234
  3. If you want to create a new branch at that specific commit, you can use the "git checkout -b" command followed by the commit hash. For example: git checkout -b new_branch abcdef1234
  4. To go back to the latest commit, you can use the "git checkout" command followed by the branch name. For example, git checkout master
  5. Keep in mind that moving to a specific commit will detach your HEAD from the branch, so make sure to create a new branch if you want to make changes or keep track of the specific commit.