Undo/change/fix GIT repositories

Convert

convert to bare

mv .git/ ../repo.git/
cd ../repo.git/
git config --bool core.bare true

convert to normal

git config --local --bool core.bare false

Commit history

show last commits

#git show
#git log -10 --oneline
#git log -10 --pretty=oneline
git log -10 --pretty=format:"%h - %an, %ar : %s"
#git log -10 --pretty=%B

git config --global alias.lg "log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit --date=relative"
git lg -10

with diffs

git log -p

query the local repository

    git reflog
    git reflog -1 | sed 's/^.*: //'

Easy undo

re-fetch a single file

git fetch
git checkout origin/master -- folder/file

re-fetch everything

git fetch
git reset --hard origin/master

undo git add

git reset

undo git rm

git checkout HEAD folder/file

Fix commit messages

if you forgot to identify yourself,

git commit --amend --reset-author

otherwise if you need to fix e.g. a typo,

git commit --amend

and in case you already pushed it before,

git push --force

Undo commit

undo last commit

git reset HEAD^

–or– undo last commit and also undo the changes in the code

git reset --hard HEAD^

undo a previous commit – go back to the parent of the offending commit,

git rebase -i 03e6c6f^
REMOVE THE OFFENDING COMMITS FROM THE LIST

Undo push

in case you pushed it already, eventually undo the corresponding push – but this is not practical at all – do not do that – unless you are alone on the project, or you team is really small

git push -f

because the other users or possibly your own other systems may re-sync by doing

git pull --rebase

Get rid of everything

git log --reverse --oneline --pretty=format:"%h - %an, %ar : %s" | head -10
git rebase -i 953b5a2^
git push -f

Fix local vs remote

git pull origin master

and check

git log -p -20

Resources

Changing a commit message https://help.github.com/articles/changing-a-commit-message/

Git HowTo: revert a commit already pushed to a remote repository http://christoph.ruegg.name/blog/git-howto-revert-a-commit-already-pushed-to-a-remote-reposit.html

On undoing, fixing, or removing commits in git https://sethrobertson.github.io/GitFixUm/fixup.html

2.4 Git Basics - Undoing Things https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Undoing-Things

How do I navigate to the earliest commit in a Github repository? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28533602/how-do-i-navigate-to-the-earliest-commit-in-a-github-repository

Graphs in GIT https://paquier.xyz/linux-2/graphs-in-git/

convert

to bare https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2199897/how-to-convert-a-normal-git-repository-to-a-bare-one

to normal https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10637378/how-do-i-convert-a-bare-git-repository-into-a-normal-one-in-place/10637882

commit history

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7293008/how-to-read-last-commit-comment

https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Viewing-the-Commit-History

https://til.hashrocket.com/posts/8ii3emcrda-show-file-diffs-when-viewing-git-log

easy undo

Re-fetch a single file https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28375418/how-to-pull-a-single-file-from-a-server-repository-in-git

Re-fetch everything https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3949804/force-overwrite-of-local-file-with-whats-it-origin-repo

How do I undo ‘git add’ before commit? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/348170/how-do-i-undo-git-add-before-commit

Restoring deleted files in Git https://www.git-tower.com/learn/git/faq/restoring-deleted-files

Git: cannot checkout branch - error: pathspec ‘…’ did not match any file(s) known to git https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5989592/git-cannot-checkout-branch-error-pathspec-did-not-match-any-files-kn

commit messages

https://help.github.com/en/articles/changing-a-commit-message

https://gist.github.com/nepsilon/156387acf9e1e72d48fa35c4fabef0b4

troubles - fast-forward

Fatal: Not possible to fast-forward, aborting https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13106179/fatal-not-possible-to-fast-forward-aborting ==> git pull –no-ff

How can I see the changes in a Git commit? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17563726/how-to-see-the-changes-in-a-git-commit

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13106179/error-fatal-not-possible-to-fast-forward-aborting –> –no-ff


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