What is the difference between git reset and git revert?

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Hi I am a newbie to git and I don't understand what is the basic difference between git reset and git revert. Does git revert reverts the merge being pushed ?

possible duplicate of [What's the difference between Git Revert, Checkout and Reset?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8358035/whats-the-difference-between-git-revert-checkout-and-reset) — Sascha Wolf, Nov 20 '14 at 07:50
Yes i got the solution here as well as to the link you mentioned after soon after I posted the question — arachnid, Nov 20 '14 at 08:59

score 33 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 20 '14 at 06:15

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As far as I know, they are doing totally different thing.

git revert aimed to revert effects of previous commit. For example,

A <- B <- C 
          ^ HEAD

If I found B I committed before is wrong, and I want to "undo" its change, git-revert-ing B will cause:

A <- B <- C <- B'
               ^ HEAD

for which B' is reversing the change done in B.

git reset is more straight-forward, it is simply setting the HEAD to a certain commit,

A <- B <- C 
          ^ HEAD

git-reset-ting to B will give you

A <- B <- C 
     ^ HEAD

answered Nov 20 '14 at 06:15

Adrian Shum

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Consider accepting the answer if it is correct and helping. – Adrian Shum Nov 20 '14 at 06:22
Oh yes sure.. Accepted – arachnid Nov 20 '14 at 06:24
Is there any ways to show the "tree map" (ex: A – Catbuilts Nov 13 '16 at 14:32
@Catbuilts something like `git log --graph`? – Adrian Shum Apr 21 '17 at 02:05
Does it do anything other then this? I noticed that after accidentally merged brach A into branch B, and then reverted the merge commit, then it was not possible anymore to merge A into B again. But only by reverting the revert commit. – Crouching Kitten Jul 07 '17 at 09:10
git reset and push with -f can alter the repo commit history tree too, while git revert creates a new commit – Merkurial Sep 15 '17 at 02:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 13 '17 at 11:18

Git reset -->move the tip of a branch to a different commit. This can be used to remove commits from the current branch. It moves the branch backwards by commits. Git Revert-->undoes a commit by creating a new commit. This is a safe way to undo changes, as it has no chance of re-writing the commit history.

Aditya · Answer 3 · 2021-03-09T09:38:04.403

git revert: Undoes a change part of a commit to the local/origin repo by creating a new commit.

command: git revert <id>

git reset: Git reset will delete/undo changes which are committed in local repo. It undoes changes by 3 ways, –soft, –mixed, –hard. Where mixed is the default value.

Working Dir (coding ) -> Staging Area(Index) -> local Repo (git push)

git reset –soft/mixed/hard –HEAD~N -> mixed is default

git reset --soft HEAD~N   # will move file/changes  from local commit to staging area
git reset --mixed HEAD~N  #will move file/changes  from local commit to working directory
git reset --hard HEAD~N  #will delete file /changes from working directory

What is the difference between git reset and git revert?

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