How to undo the last 5 commits?

git reset HEAD~5

To undo the last 5 commits use git reset HEAD~5

The reset command resets your current HEAD to a specific commit, without creating a new commit for the revert.

The HEAD~5 tells reset to go back 5 commits.

With no additional flags the reverted changes are kept.

git log --oneline

63592f4 (HEAD -> main) Update README.md

ca16879 Adding README.md

8781cfd Adding image.png

9cfff18 Adding file.txt

e57842a Adding sound.mp3

748ebcf Adding video.mp4

git reset HEAD~5

git log --oneline

748ebcf (HEAD -> main) Adding video.mp4

See git reset to learn more about it.