I cloned a Git repository of a certain project. Can I turn the files to the initial state and when I review the files go to revision 2, 3, 4 … most recent? I’d like to have an overview of how the project was evolving.
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I cloned a Git repository of a certain project. Can I turn the files to the initial state and when I review the files go to revision 2, 3, 4 … most recent? I’d like to have an overview of how the project was evolving.
Before executing this command, keep in mind that it will leave you in a detached head status.
Use
git checkout <sha1>to check out a particular commit.Where
<sha1>is the commit unique number (SHA-1 hash value) that you can obtain withgit log.Here are some options after you are in the detached head status:
git checkout <existingBranch>and replace filesgit checkout -b <new_branch_name> <sha1>Note: to "undo" (return from) the detached head state, simply use:
git checkout <branch>(where<branch>is e.g.master).