git revert
git revert is a Linux command in the Git category, rated advanced difficulty. Creates a new commit that undoes changes from a previous commit. The syntax is git revert [options] [commit]. It returns new revert commit. A close relative is git init, which creates a new Git repository in the specified directory. A close relative is git clone, which clones an existing Git repository from a remote URL. A close relative is git add, which stages changes for the next commit. More about this category: Git version control commands — git init, clone, add, commit, push, pull, and more. Manage source code repositories. Related Git commands: git init, git clone, git add, git commit, git push, git pull, git status, git log. This page is part of the free Linux Reference documentation covering 304+ commands, each with syntax, options, practical examples, and a difficulty rating.