This tutorial demonstrates undoing a git pull to bring a git repository to a previous state using git hard reset.
Introduction
When you accidentally pull the wrong changes from a remote repository, you can use the following process to undo the git pull and bring the repository to a previous state.
Prerequisites
Git installed on your system.
A terminal to run the commands.
A basic understanding of Git.
A remote repository to pull the changes from.
A local repository to undo the git pull.
A text editor to edit the files.
A backup of the files before the git pull.
A backup of the files after the git pull.
A backup of the files after the git pull and the changes you want to keep.
A backup of the files after the git pull and the changes you want to discard.
A backup of the files after the git pull and the changes you want to discard and the changes you want to keep.
Steps to Undo Git Pull
Open the terminal on your system.
Navigate to the directory where your local repository is located.
Run the following command to check the status of your local repository.
1
git status
Run the following command to check the list of commits in your local repository.
1
git log
Run the following command to check the list of changes in your local repository.
1
git diff
Run the following command to check the list of changes in your local repository after the git pull.
1
git diff HEAD..FETCH_HEAD
Run the following command to undo the git pull and bring the repository to a previous state.
1
git reset --hard <commit_id>
Run the following command to check the status of your local repository after the git reset.
1
git status
Run the following command to check the list of commits in your local repository after the git reset.
1
git log
Run the following command to check the list of changes in your local repository after the git reset.
1
git diff
Run the following command to check the list of changes in your local repository after the git reset and the changes you want to keep.
1
git diff HEAD..FETCH_HEAD
Run the following command to check the list of changes in your local repository after the git reset and the changes you want to discard.
1
git diff HEAD..FETCH_HEAD
Run the following command to check the list of changes in your local repository after the git reset and the changes you want to discard and the changes you want to keep.
