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Revert a commit with git revert

Description: The commit “Add debug page” was a mistake, and it is already pushed. Undo it without changing the history.

Hint:

  • Use git revert with --no-edit to accept the default message.

Solution

Terminal output

$ git revert HEAD~1 –no-edit
[main a51ba50] Revert "Add debug page"
Date: Sat Jan 10 11:31:00 2026 +0000
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
delete mode 100644 debug.txt
$ git log –oneline
a51ba50 (HEAD -> main) Revert "Add debug page"
27e27e3 Add about page
f5f5ec5 Add debug page
95d0194 Add home page
$ ls
about.txt
home.txt

How it works

  • Git made a new commit which removes debug.txt.
  • The old commits are still in the history, so it is safe for shared branches.

Read Git Revert.

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