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hong4rc
hong4rc

Reputation: 4113

Restore commit was force remove Github

I committed my project . But t want remove that commit but keep that code to next commit. I used this code: 

 // now commit is A

 git reset --soft 9c74193 
 // 9c74193   is old commit

 git commit -m "My commit" `

 git push -f  origin master

I want restore commit A. Can I do it ? And how ?

Thank you so much.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 40

Answers (1)

Mark Adelsberger
Mark Adelsberger

Reputation: 45679

If this was done recently, and you still have the local repo in which you ran the above commands, then the reflog probably still has a reference to commit A.

$ git reflog
dd3f691 HEAD@{0}: commit: My Commit
9c74193 HEAD@{1}: reset: moving to 9c74193
aaaaaaa HEAD@{2}: commit: A

$ git checkout HEAD@{2}

If you've been moving the HEAD pointer around a lot, you could also check a branch-specific reflog

$ git reflog master
dd3f691 master@{0}: commit: My Commit
9c74193 master@{1}: reset: moving to 9c74193
aaaaaaa master@{2}: commit: A

$ git checkout master@{2}

Once you checkout A you'll be in detached head state. You can force-move an existing branch to here if you're sure that's what you want. (For example, if the earlier force-push created problems for other developers and you're trying to fix it the way it was before, you could git branch -f master.) Or you could create a new branch or tag here, or whatever.

Of course this may require another force push (e.g. if you are indeed moving master back from whence it came).

Upvotes: 1

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