# Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit 6 messages from 2009-12-25 to 2009-12-28. Participants: Sergio Belkin, Steven Noonan, Santi Béjar, Matthieu Moy. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/22026 ## Sergio Belkin, 2009-12-25 23:09 Subject: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit Message-ID: <8c6f7f450912251509i67da4665t78be0bb79f2c40d6@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/8c6f7f450912251509i67da4665t78be0bb79f2c40d6%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi, Firstly merry Christmas everyone. I am somewhat new to git, and I've found great, but still I have some doubts about it, let's say I have the following repo with: A---B---C---D Being A the first commit, B the second one an D the last one. How I do to go back to let's say... B commit status, I mean somewhat as follows: A---B---C---D---B' B' would be the same as B. I am not asking to do something so: A---B---C---D to A---B losing C and D commits, I'd like to keep on history C and D commits, can git to do that? Thanks in advance! -- -- Open Kairos http://www.sergiobelkin.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com Sergio Belkin - ``` ## Steven Noonan, 2009-12-25 23:24 Subject: Re: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/f488382f0912251524i12bf53a4xf381606705abff4b%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <8c6f7f450912251509i67da4665t78be0bb79f2c40d6@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Sergio Belkin wrote: > Hi, > > Firstly merry Christmas everyone. > > I am somewhat new to git, and I've found great, but still I have some > doubts about it, let's say I have the following repo with: > > A---B---C---D > > Being A the first commit,  B the second one an D the last one. > > How I do to go back to let's say... B commit status, I mean somewhat as follows: > > A---B---C---D---B' > > B' would be the same as B. I am not asking to do something so: > > A---B---C---D to A---B losing C and D commits, > > I'd like to keep on history C and D commits, can git to do that? > > Thanks in advance! > git revert D git revert C Maybe? It would create two revert commits, but it would get you back to the state of B. - Steven ``` ## Santi Béjar, 2009-12-25 23:36 Subject: Re: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/adf1fd3d0912251536kbf25272ob0ab8ee90e53861d%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <8c6f7f450912251509i67da4665t78be0bb79f2c40d6@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:09 AM, Sergio Belkin wrote: > Hi, > > Firstly merry Christmas everyone. > > I am somewhat new to git, and I've found great, but still I have some > doubts about it, let's say I have the following repo with: > > A---B---C---D > > Being A the first commit,  B the second one an D the last one. > > How I do to go back to let's say... B commit status, I mean somewhat as follows: > > A---B---C---D---B' > > B' would be the same as B. I am not asking to do something so: > > A---B---C---D to A---B losing C and D commits, > > I'd like to keep on history C and D commits, can git to do that? I don't know if it is possible with porcelain commands, but with plumbing you can: # begin with a clean working dir git read-tree B git commit git reset --hard HTH, Santi ``` ## Matthieu Moy, 2009-12-26 14:28 Subject: Re: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/vpqiqbt95e7.fsf%40bauges.imag.fr In-Reply-To: ``` Santi Béjar writes: > I don't know if it is possible with porcelain commands, but with > plumbing you can: > > # begin with a clean working dir > git read-tree B > git commit > git reset --hard I guess (at the root of the repo) git checkout B -- . # git status if you want to check. git commit does this. The "-- ." part of "git checkout" asks Git to checkout the files, but the path limiter prevents it from updating HEAD, so the HEAD still points to the tip of the branch. -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/ ``` ## Sergio Belkin, 2009-12-28 04:19 Subject: Re: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit Message-ID: <8c6f7f450912272019t4b9c721dt2630a8d32607013e@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/8c6f7f450912272019t4b9c721dt2630a8d32607013e%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` 2009/12/26 Matthieu Moy : > Santi Béjar writes: > >> I don't know if it is possible with porcelain commands, but with >> plumbing you can: >> >> # begin with a clean working dir >> git read-tree B >> git commit >> git reset --hard > > I guess > > (at the root of the repo) > > git checkout B -- . > # git status if you want to check. > git commit > > does this. The "-- ." part of "git checkout" asks Git to checkout the > files, but the path limiter prevents it from updating HEAD, so the > HEAD still points to the tip of the branch. > > -- > Matthieu Moy > http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/ > Sorry but really answer given by Steven was better, because last one omit the case when B had less files that D for example... Thanks everyone -- -- Open Kairos http://www.sergiobelkin.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com Sergio Belkin - ``` ## Sergio Belkin, 2009-12-28 05:18 Subject: Fwd: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit Message-ID: <8c6f7f450912272118x384cd840j238b39efa9a87a3b@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/8c6f7f450912272118x384cd840j238b39efa9a87a3b%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <8c6f7f450912272019t4b9c721dt2630a8d32607013e@mail.gmail.com> ``` Ooops I wanted to say Santi answer was the best ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sergio Belkin Date: 2009/12/28 Subject: Re: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit To: git@vger.kernel.org 2009/12/26 Matthieu Moy : > Santi Béjar writes: > >> I don't know if it is possible with porcelain commands, but with >> plumbing you can: >> >> # begin with a clean working dir >> git read-tree B >> git commit >> git reset --hard > > I guess > > (at the root of the repo) > > git checkout B -- . > # git status if you want to check. > git commit > > does this. The "-- ." part of "git checkout" asks Git to checkout the > files, but the path limiter prevents it from updating HEAD, so the > HEAD still points to the tip of the branch. > > -- > Matthieu Moy > http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/ > Sorry but really answer given by Steven was better, because last one omit the case when B had less files that D for example... Thanks everyone -- -- Open Kairos http://www.sergiobelkin.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com Sergio Belkin - -- -- Open Kairos http://www.sergiobelkin.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com Sergio Belkin - ```