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diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3457c40787 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +git-revert(1) +============= + +NAME +---- +git-revert - Revert an existing commit + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-revert' [--edit | --no-edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] <commit> + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Given one existing commit, revert the change the patch introduces, and record a +new commit that records it. This requires your working tree to be clean (no +modifications from the HEAD commit). + +OPTIONS +------- +<commit>:: + Commit to revert. + For a more complete list of ways to spell commit names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. + +-e|--edit:: + With this option, `git-revert` will let you edit the commit + message prior committing the revert. This is the default if + you run the command from a terminal. + +-m parent-number|--mainline parent-number:: + Usually you cannot revert a merge because you do not know which + side of the merge should be considered the mainline. This + option specifies the parent number (starting from 1) of + the mainline and allows revert to reverse the change + relative to the specified parent. + +--no-edit:: + With this option, `git-revert` will not start the commit + message editor. + +-n|--no-commit:: + Usually the command automatically creates a commit with + a commit log message stating which commit was reverted. + This flag applies the change necessary to revert the + named commit to your working tree, but does not make the + commit. In addition, when this option is used, your + working tree does not have to match the HEAD commit. + The revert is done against the beginning state of your + working tree. ++ +This is useful when reverting more than one commits' +effect to your working tree in a row. + + +Author +------ +Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |