What is the usage of the git revert command?

The git revert command is used to undo previous commit operations. It creates a new commit to revert the specified changes made in a previous commit.

The basic syntax for using the git revert command is as follows:

git revert <commit>

In this case, is the identifier for the commit that needs to be reverted, which can be either the commit’s hash value or branch name.

Using the git revert command will create a new commit on the current branch that undoes the changes made in a specified commit. This allows you to preserve the commit history and not alter the previous commit content.

It is important to note that using the git revert command will modify the content on the current branch, so it is recommended to first commit or save any changes on the current branch before reverting a commit to avoid losing data.

Additionally, the git revert command also supports undoing multiple consecutive commits at once by specifying the identifiers for the earliest and latest commits.

git revert <start-commit>..<end-commit>

is the identifier for the earliest commit, while is the identifier for the latest commit.

It should be noted that using the git revert command will create a new commit. If you need to make further changes to the previous undo operation, you can use other Git commands such as git commit –amend to modify it.