Temporarily switch working copy to a specific Git commit

Question

How to switch to specific Git commit without losing all the commits made after it?

I want that local files will be changed, but commits\' database w

Answer 1

First, use git log to see the log, pick the commit you want, note down the sha1 hash that is used to identify the commit. Next, run git checkout hash. After you are done, git checkout original_branch. This has the advantage of not moving the HEAD, it simply switches the working copy to a specific commit.