Re: git-reset and clones

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:34:42 +0000 (GMT)
Paul Jakma [off-list ref] wrote:

If a git repository has a reset HEAD~X done, then any later pulls in 
clone repositories get /really/ upset, with:

$ git pull
* refs/heads/origin: does not fast forward to branch 'master' of 
/home/paul/foo-git/;

Type of thing. This seems to be a similar issue to:

 	http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0510/10767.html

The question is has this improved at all since last year? Is there 
anything the origin repository maintainer (the one who did reset) can 
do to recover from this?

It's still not a recommended operation on a repository that is pulled 
by others.  If you realize you made a mistake by resetting the head, 
you can undo the operation afterward with:

$ git reset ORIG_HEAD

Sean