Git how to checkout a commit of a branch

Question

How can I check out a commit version of a branch in git?

For example, my branch, Dev, has a commit ad4f43af43e. How can I check o

Answer 1

git checkout    # non named commit
git checkout   # named commit

The two lines above will place the HEAD pointer on the given commit. You should know that a branch name is a commit, except it can evolve if you a new commit is added when you're on that branch.

If you want to place your branch Dev on the commit ad4f43af43e you can do this

git branch -f Dev ad4f43af43e

Be careful! This is dangerous because you may loose commits