SYNOPSIS
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-'git-revert' [--edit | --no-edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] <commit>
+'git revert' [--edit | --no-edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] <commit>
DESCRIPTION
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For a more complete list of ways to spell commit names, see
"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
--e|--edit::
- With this option, `git-revert` will let you edit the commit
+-e::
+--edit::
+ With this option, 'git-revert' will let you edit the commit
message prior to committing the revert. This is the default if
you run the command from a terminal.
--m parent-number|--mainline parent-number::
+-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
relative to the specified parent.
--no-edit::
- With this option, `git-revert` will not start the commit
+ With this option, 'git-revert' will not start the commit
message editor.
--n|--no-commit::
+-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
This is useful when reverting more than one commits'
effect to your working tree in a row.
--s|--signoff::
+-s::
+--signoff::
Add Signed-off-by line at the end of the commit message.
GIT
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-Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite