How can I remove a commit on GitHub? [duplicate]

Answer 1

1. git log to find out the commit you want to revert

2. git push origin +7f6d03:master while 7f6d03 is the commit before the wrongly pushed commit. + was for force push

And that's it.

Here is a very good guide that solves your problem, easy and simple!

Answer 2

Find the ref spec of the commit you want to be the head of your branch on Github and use the following command:

git push origin +[ref]:[branchName]

In your case, if you just want to go back one commit, find the beginning of the ref for that commit, say for example it is 7f6d03, and the name of the branch you want to change, say for example it is master, and do the following:

git push origin +7f6d03:master

The plus character is interpreted as --force, which will be necessary since you are rewriting history.

Note that any time you --force a commit you could potentially rewrite other peoples' history who merge your branch. However, if you catch the problem quickly (before anyone else merges your branch), you won't have any issues.

Answer 3

1. git reset HEAD^ --hard
2. git push origin -f

This work for me.

Answer 4

If you are doing this because you have sensitive data in a commit, using the other answers here is not safe (excepting subutux's, which I'll expand on).

The github guide on this recommends using a external tool, but I prefer using the built-in one.

Firstly, make a backup of your repository. Then:

git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch PATH-TO-YOUR-FILE-WITH-SENSITIVE-DATA' \
--prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all

After this, make sure the repository is in the state you want. You might want to diff against the backup.

If you're sure it's correct, then:

#get rid of old unreferenced commits (including the data you want to remove)
git gc --prune=now
git push origin --force --all

You might want to keep the local backup for a while, just in case.

Answer 5

if you want to remove do interactive rebase,

git rebase -i HEAD~4

4 represents total number of commits to display count your commit andchange it accordingly

and delete commit you want from list...

save changes by Ctrl+X(ubuntu) or :wq(centos)

2nd method, do revert,

git revert 29f4a2 #your commit ID

this will revert specific commit

Answer 6

In GitHub Desktop you can just right click the commit and revert it, which will create a new commit that undoes the changes.

The accidental commit will still be in your history (which may be an issue if, for instance, you've accidentally commited an API key or password) but the code will be reverted.

This is the simplest and easiest option, the accepted answer is more comprehensive.