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[git] revert to a commit by sha hash
# found at:
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1895059/git-revert-to-a-commit-by-sha-hash
# reset the index to the desired tree
git reset --hard 56e05fced
# move the branch pointer back to the previous HEAD
git reset --soft HEAD@{1}
git commit -m "Revert to 56e05fced"
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