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   1git-revert(1)
   2=============
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-revert - Revert an existing commit
   7
   8SYNOPSIS
   9--------
  10'git-revert' [--edit | --no-edit] [-n] <commit>
  11
  12DESCRIPTION
  13-----------
  14Given one existing commit, revert the change the patch introduces, and record a
  15new commit that records it.  This requires your working tree to be clean (no
  16modifications from the HEAD commit).
  17
  18OPTIONS
  19-------
  20<commit>::
  21        Commit to revert.
  22
  23-e|--edit::
  24        With this option, `git-revert` will let you edit the commit
  25        message prior committing the revert. This is the default if
  26        you run the command from a terminal.
  27
  28--no-edit::
  29        With this option, `git-revert` will not start the commit
  30        message editor.
  31
  32-n|--no-commit::
  33        Usually the command automatically creates a commit with
  34        a commit log message stating which commit was reverted.
  35        This flag applies the change necessary to revert the
  36        named commit to your working tree, but does not make the
  37        commit.  In addition, when this option is used, your
  38        working tree does not have to match the HEAD commit.
  39        The revert is done against the beginning state of your
  40        working tree.
  41+
  42This is useful when reverting more than one commits'
  43effect to your working tree in a row.
  44
  45
  46Author
  47------
  48Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
  49
  50Documentation
  51--------------
  52Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  53
  54GIT
  55---
  56Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  57