fatal: bad object xxx

Question

I tried reverting to a previous git commit with:

git revert xxx

I\'m now receiving this error as a response:

fatal: bad object          


        

Answer 1

This issue can arise when there's an outdated or corrupted branch stored locally.

Deleting the file .git/refs/remotes/origin/xxx (after making a backup!) then fetching a fresh copy from the server worked for me.

More detail at GitHub.