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Recover lost commits using the reflog

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Adjust the values, the command updates live
user@server
git reflog --date=iso -n 30

Lists the recent movements of HEAD with timestamps, meaning every checkout, commit, reset, rebase and merge in the local repository. Each line has a hash and a reference like HEAD@{3}. Once the desired state is found, save it with git branch rettung HEAD@{3} or restore it with git reset --hard HEAD@{3}.

Note: The reflog is purely local, and entries expire after 90 days by default. Changes that were never committed do not appear in it.

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