api: YAML JSON TOON Database
version: 1.0.0
format: json
dataset:
  id: 1013
  slug: git-recovery-workflows
  title: Git Recovery and Inspection Workflows
  description: "Recoverable Git workflows for finding commits, restoring selected files, and undoing shared changes."
  summary: "Recoverable Git workflows for finding commits, restoring selected files, and undoing shared changes. Each row includes a practical application and a failure to check before using it."
  use_when[2]: Recover a commit after a mistaken reset.,Undo a published change while preserving history.
  caveats[2]: These commands are examples; inspect your local state first.,Git cannot recover untracked content it never recorded.
  related[2]: git-essential-commands,shell-safe-file-patterns
  category: Unix Commands
  category_slug: unix-commands
  tags: "unix-commands,git recovery workflows,reference,engineering"
  view_count: 0
  created_at: 1791798640
  updated_at: 1791798640
  reviewed_at: 2026-10-12
  sources[3]{title,url}:
    Git reflog manual,"https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reflog"
    Git restore manual,"https://git-scm.com/docs/git-restore"
    Git revert manual,"https://git-scm.com/docs/git-revert"
  reading[1]: recover-git-work-without-losing-local-changes
  provenance: "Original editorial reference notes by YJTOON, informed by the linked primary documentation. External specifications retain their own licenses."
  entry_count: 10
  fields[4]{section,field,type,example}:
    data,situation,string,Find a recent branch position
    data,command,string,git reflog show --date=iso
    data,effect,string,List locally recorded ref movements.
    data,check_first,string,Reflogs are local and entries can expire.
data[10]{situation,command,effect,check_first}:
  Find a recent branch position,git reflog show --date=iso,List locally recorded ref movements.,Reflogs are local and entries can expire.
  Preserve a found commit,git branch recovered <commit>,Give the commit a durable branch reference.,Inspect the commit before switching or merging.
  Undo a shared commit,git revert <commit>,Create a new commit that reverses a change.,Review conflicts and dependent changes.
  Restore one working file,git restore --source=<commit> -- path,Replace the selected working-tree path.,Copy uncommitted work you need before replacing it.
  Unstage a file,git restore --staged -- path,Remove the file from the staged change.,It normally leaves the working file intact.
  Inspect a commit,git show --stat <commit>,Read the change summary.,Read the actual diff before relying on the summary.
  Inspect one old file,"git show <commit>:path/to/file",Print a file from a chosen commit.,The path is relative to the repository root.
  Save local work,git stash push -u -m 'before repair',Record tracked changes and untracked files.,Ignored files require separate preservation.
  Preview stale branches,git branch --merged,List branches merged into the current commit.,Merged does not mean the branch is safe to delete.
  Verify the destination,git remote -v,Show fetch and push destinations.,Confirm the repository before pushing a repair.