One or more commits can be reverted with the use of git revert. This command, in essence, creates a new commit with patches that cancel out the changes introduced in specific commits. In case the commit that needs to be reverted has already been published or changing the repository history is not an option, git revert can be used to revert commits. Running the following command will revert the last two commits:
git revert HEAD~2..HEAD
Alternatively, one can always checkout the state of a particular commit from the past, and commit it anew.
