Reverting Commits

Objective: The objective of this assignment is to provide hands-on experience in reverting commits in Git. You will learn how to undo changes made by previous commits and practice reverting to a specific commit while preserving the commit history.

Instructions:

Part 1: Repository Setup 

1. Task 1: Create a new directory/folder on your computer for this assignment and name it "GitRevertCommitsAssignment."

2. Task 2: Navigate to the "GitRevertCommitsAssignment" directory in your terminal or command prompt.

3. Task 3: Initialize a new Git repository in this directory.

4. Task 4: Create a new text file named "README.md" in the repository.

Part 2: Making Commits 

1. Task 1: Open the "README.md" file using a text editor or a command-line text editor like Vim or Nano.

   

   nano README.md  # Use your preferred text editor

   Part 1: Repository Setup

# Task 1

mkdir GitRevertCommitsAssignment

# Task 2

cd GitRevertCommitsAssignment

# Task 3

git init

# Task 4

touch README.md

Part 2: Making Commits

# Task 1

nano README.md  # Use your preferred text editor

# Task 2

# Add content to README.md and save

# Task 4

git branch feature/branch-A

# Task 5

git checkout feature/branch-A

# Task 6

nano README.md

# Task 7

# Add content specific to branch A and save

# Task 8

git add README.md

git commit -m "Add branch-A specific content to README"

Part 3: Reverting Commits

# Task 1

# View git log to identify the commit to revert

# Task 2

git revert <commit-hash>  # Replace <commit-hash> with the actual hash

# Task 3

# Edit the commit message, save, and exit

# Task 4

# View git log to confirm the revert

2. Task 2: Add some content to the "README.md" file. For example:

   markdown

   # Git Revert Commits Assignment

   This is the main README file.

   

3. Task 3: Save the changes to the "README.md" file and exit the text editor.

4. Task 4: Create a new branch named "feature/branch-A."

   

   git branch feature/branch-A

   

5. Task 5: Switch to the new branch.

   

   git checkout feature/branch-A

   

6. Task 6: Open the "README.md" file again and add some content specific to branch A.

   

   nano README.md

   

7. Task 7: Save the changes and exit the text editor.

8. Task 8: Commit the changes in "feature/branch-A."

   

   git add README.md

   git commit -m "Add branch-A specific content to README"

   

Part 3: Reverting Commits 

1. Task 1: View the commit history to identify the commit you want to revert. Note the commit hash.

   

   git log

   

2. Task 2: Use the `git revert` command to revert the commit you identified in Task 1.

   

   git revert <commit-hash>

   

   Replace `<commit-hash>` with the actual hash of the commit to revert.

3. Task 3: Edit the commit message in the text editor that appears. Save and exit the text editor.

4. Task 4: View the commit history again to confirm that the commit has been reverted.

   

   git log