Git - basic commands and how to revert them

Git is a version control system that allows developers to collaborate and share code easily. You mostly already know what git is so let's get to the point, in this post I will share the basic commands that you'll use everyday and the commands to revert them Unmodifying modified files To unmodify a file and revert it back to how it looked like in the last commit, run: git restore Staging Files You can add a file to the staging area by running: you can also use a . in place of the file name to select all files in the directory git add you can unstage files by running: git restore --staged Committing changes when you are done with your changes and have added your files to the staging area, then you can run: git commit to undo your commit, use the reset command which will destroy the commit and its changes, use the --soft option to keep the changes and put them in the staging area git reset HEAD~1 if you only want to add more changes to the commit, or just change the commit message, then you can simply: git commit --amend the --amend option will get all the files in the staging area, put them in the previous commit, and ask you for a new commit message And there you go, the simple everyday git commands and how to revert them

Mar 29, 2025 - 13:13

Git - basic commands and how to revert them

Git is a version control system that allows developers to collaborate and share code easily.

You mostly already know what git is so let's get to the point,
in this post I will share the basic commands that you'll use everyday and the commands to revert them

Unmodifying modified files

To unmodify a file and revert it back to how it looked like in the last commit, run:

git restore

Staging Files

You can add a file to the staging area by running:
you can also use a . in place of the file name to select all files in the directory

git add

you can unstage files by running:

git restore --staged

Committing changes

when you are done with your changes and have added your files to the staging area, then you can run:

git commit

to undo your commit, use the reset command which will destroy the commit and its changes, use the --soft option to keep the changes and put them in the staging area

git reset HEAD~1

if you only want to add more changes to the commit, or just change the commit message, then you can simply:

git commit --amend

the --amend option will get all the files in the staging area, put them in the previous commit, and ask you for a new commit message

And there you go, the simple everyday git commands and how to revert them