Undo a commit with a new commit.
Reverse a change while preserving shared history.
set -euo pipefail
printf 'second\n' >> notes.txt
git commit -qam 'Add note'
git revert --no-edit HEAD >/dev/null
cat notes.txtExpected output EXAMPLE
first
Details
Requires Git and Bash. Run in a disposable practice repository. The test setup below creates the starting files and commits. Revert creates a new commit; it does not rewrite or delete the original commit.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · git version 2.43.0 · git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Snippet process uid 65534 with a read-only root filesystem and temporary working files. Networking disabled. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged process) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
bash -euo pipefail -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:ec91410a8f6ec3e985830b5e3a0560306d36f8c1c5ccd91a6699abe707123fa3- Code SHA-256
77bdcc66e7b4e0aaecd8fd264bdeaa5cef616466916958bfe0c8c538cb943945- Dependencies
- git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
git init -q -b main . git config user.name 'Example Developer' git config user.email 'developer@example.invalid' git config commit.gpgsign false printf 'first\n' > notes.txt git add notes.txt git commit -qm 'Initial notes'
Observed standard output
first
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.