Reset Branch to a Commit

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Summary

This article should help users to reset a branch to a specific commit.

Solution

Reset a branch to a specific commit

Steps:

1. First, checkout to a specific branch.

2. Then, right click on a specific commit, and select "Reset current branch to this commit". Similar to below:

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3. Choose from the following options:

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To understand further on the different types of reset (soft, mixed, hard), view this page: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset

4. Click OK. All the commit that are made after this specific commit that was reset to are now gone:

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Updated on April 15, 2025

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