Remove an old Git commit from a branch without using a reverse patch? [duplicate]

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I have a master branch like this..

A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- HEAD

Is there any command that remove one of a old commit and retain the others, say commit C?

finally it becomes like this

A -- B -- D -- E -- HEAD

I know that we can use a reverse patch and apply a new commit with reverse patch to remove commit C, but the tree structure will not be so clear and looks bulky, i.e.

A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- C(apply reverse patch) -- HEAD

Anyone knows?

Answer 1

Use interactive rebase. For example, to go back 5 commits:

git rebase -i HEAD~5

Then in the editor which pops up, delete the line containing the commit you want to remove.

Answer 2

Interactive rebase works, but to do it with just one command:

git rebase --onto B C

Still see the comments on the "interactive rebase" answer. They apply here, too.