Undo and redo a branch checkout

Checking out a branch or resetting HEAD isn't a one-way door: both go on an undo stack you can step back and forward through with the same shortcuts you'd use in any editor.

Undoing a checkout returns to the previous branch and redo re-applies it

Actions like checking out a branch or resetting HEAD go on the same undo stack you'd expect from any editor: ⌘Z reverts the last one, and ⌘⇧Z re-applies it if you change your mind — no separate "undo this checkout" button to hunt for, and no limit to one step back. The branch indicator (or the HEAD commit, for a reset) reflects every step immediately.

Captured from the running app by this scenario.

Do this

1. Check out the feature/login branch
2. Undo the last action
3. Redo the last undone action

You should see

• The branch indicator reads main
• The branch indicator reads feature/login
• The branch indicator reads main
• The branch indicator reads feature/login

Scrubbing the timeline previews an earlier state before committing to it

The clock icon next to Undo/Redo opens a scrubber over the whole history of undoable actions, not just the last one: dragging it back — or picking a step from the list beside it — previews that point read-only, with a hint saying exactly what Validate would apply from here. Nothing in the repository actually changes until that click.

Captured from the running app by this scenario.

Do this

1. Check out the feature/login branch
2. Open the undo timeline
3. Scrub the timeline back one step
4. Validate the timeline

You should see

• The branch indicator reads main
• The branch indicator reads feature/login
• The timeline scrubber is shown
• The timeline hint reads undo 1
• The branch indicator reads main

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This page is generated from apps/e2e/features/undo-redo.feature, the end-to-end test that drives the feature it describes.