How can I revert a single file to a previous version?

To revert a single file to a previous version in Git, you can use the following command:

1. Revert to a specific commit’s version:

git checkout — path/to/your/file

Replace with the hash of the commit you want to revert to.

Replace path/to/your/file with the relative path to the file you want to revert.

Example:

git checkout abc1234 — src/main.py

This will restore main.py to the state it was in at commit abc1234, but it will not modify the commit history or affect other files.

2. After Checkout:

If you want to keep this change, you can stage and commit it:

git add path/to/your/file
git commit -m “Revert file to previous version”

This will commit the file’s reverted state to the repository.