Contrast that against git revert. When you git revert the last commit, not only does the full commit history remain intact, but a new commit is created. When you git revert the last commit and push ...

Clear up the confusion on the Git reflog vs. log debate. Git reflog tracks local commits on a repository while Git log tracks the entire commit history of a public repository.

With UI-level access to this Git power-user feature, more teams are squashing commits to make code review easier and provide a cleaner-looking history in tools like gitk or SourceTree.

Quick Fix If you need to fix the last commit, it is pretty easy. It helps to notice what the ID of each commit is. There’s a long ID string, but Git can show you the first few characters of it ...