After cherry-picking a commit, you realize it introduced a bug. How can you undo the cherry-pick?

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Git - Cherry-Pick and Advanced Merging

ADelete the commit manually from the history

BUse <code>git revert</code> on the cherry-picked commit

CRun <code>git cherry-pick --undo</code>

DUse <code>git reset --hard HEAD~2</code> always

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify how to undo a commit safely
Git revert creates a new commit that reverses changes of a specific commit safely.
Step 2: Eliminate invalid commands
There is no 'git cherry-pick --undo' command; deleting history manually is risky; reset may remove more commits than intended.
Final Answer:
Use git revert on the cherry-picked commit -> Option B
Quick Check:
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Quick Trick: Undo cherry-pick safely with 'git revert' [OK]

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