version control - Sourcetree - undo unpushed commits

Question

I am using Sourcetree for Windows for a git-repository and would like to undo an unpushed commit.

Is that possible? If I do "revert commit", it creates a second commit which reverts the first commit, but I don't want the first commit to appear at all in my source control.

I could also delete my local repository and pull it again without my local commit, but maybe there's another way?

Answer 1

1. Right click on the commit you like to reset to (not the one you like to delete!)
2. Select "Reset master to this commit"
3. Select "Soft" reset.

A soft reset will keep your local changes.

Source: https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/153791/how-should-i-remove-push-commit-from-sourcetree

Edit

About git revert: This command creates a new commit which will undo other commits. E.g. if you have a commit which adds a new file, git revert could be used to make a commit which will delete the new file.

About applying a soft reset: Assume you have the commits A to E (A---B---C---D---E) and you like to delete the last commit (E). Then you can do a soft reset to commit D. With a soft reset commit E will be deleted from git but the local changes will be kept. There are more examples in the git reset documentation.