Revert sets back timestamps on files if they have not changed. If a source file has identical content to a destination file but the destination's modification time is newer, the mtime is set back to the same as the source. This can save time when using make and generated files, for example. Usage is like cp.
To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.
To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts.
To throw away a file in the client workspace, replacing it with the revision in the depot that was being edited. Files that were opened with p4 add are left in the client workspace; they are simply removed from the corresponding changelist. Reverting files can only be done before the files have been submitted.
undergo reversion, as in a mutation
uncheckout, undo checkout, unlock revision or part Discard any changes you made to files on your client computer and copy a version from the depot (shared repository) to your client workspace.
If you decide upon examination that you want to get back the changes made to a file, you can just skip back to the previous changes by using the Revert command.