Final answer:
To revert to a previous commit in Azure DevOps, use the command line to execute git log to find the commit, then use git revert with the commit hash to undo changes, and finally push the changes with git push.
Step-by-step explanation:
To revert to a previous commit in Azure DevOps, you need to perform a series of steps using Git commands. Git is a version control system used for tracking changes in source code during software development. Azure DevOps is a suite of development tools provided by Microsoft that integrates with Git for source control.
The process to revert changes involves the following steps:
- First, you need to open a command line or terminal window, and navigate to your local Git repository where your project is located.
- Once in your repository, you can use the git log command to view the commit history and find the commit to which you want to revert.
- When you have identified the commit, use the git revert command followed by the commit hash to create a new commit that undoes the changes made in the specified commit.
- After reverting, you can push the changes back to the repository in Azure DevOps with git push.
This process creates a new commit on top of the current history, which effectively undoes the changes from a previous commit without altering the project history. It's a safe method to revert changes because it doesn't overwrite commit history.
If you want a more drastic approach, like completely removing the commit from history, you might use git reset. However, this can be dangerous if the commits are shared with others as it rewrites history.