I want to revert the commit of other and also I am not the contributor to that library I am simply an assistant which have to do some changes in the git repository. Till here I clone a repository and the file which I have to revert I found that commit using git log and found out that commit and when I do git revert commit_id I get this error.

error: your local changes would be overwritten by revert. hint: commit your changes or stash them to proceed. fatal: revert failed

My question is what should be the step which I have to take to revert the commit of others by keeping in mind that I am not a contributor or done anything for that repository?

CodePudding user response：

That error isn't about permissions. It's about local changes that Git is protecting from accidental destruction. Deal with those first, with a commit, stash, reset, etc. When your stage is clear you'll be able to revert. Whether you can push is another matter, depending on permissions.

CodePudding user response：

Try doing a git commit or git stash. As in the previous answer your stage must have something that prevents the commit.