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B is already in the commit history - what is the thought behind this???
Jan 27, 2023
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How to make old commit a new commit using GIT?
I have commits A->B->C->D.
I want B to be a newest version.
So I would end up with this A->B->C->D->B
Is it possible? To make older version of code newest version. But not losing any commits? Also code is already in Gihub and on server.
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@merrychristmas To make commit B the newest version, you can use the following commands:
- Checkout the commit that you want to be the new head (in this case, commit B)
git checkout <commit-hash-of-B>
- Create a new branch from this commit
git branch new-branch
- Checkout to your master branch
git checkout master
- Revert all commits that come after B.
git revert <commit-hash-of-C>..HEAD
This will create new commits that undo the changes made in commits C, D, and any other commits that come after B. This will effectively make B the newest version, while preserving the entire commit history.
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git revert c1e0757bec32dbca1b103c58087d1af39334c757..HEAD
error: commit 2004ef02689d9145abdabdd1aa2f750b051f79b8 is a merge but no -m option was given.
fatal: revert failed
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@MerryChristmas What if you apply git cherry-pick <commit-hash>?
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@tisuchi Hash B or C?
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@MerryChristmas The hash of the commit that you want to use as the new commit should be used. In the example provided, if you want to make commit B the new commit, then you would use the hash of commit B. If you want to make commit C the new commit, then you would use the hash of commit C.
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