Thread (3 messages) flat view 3 messages, 3 authors, 2016-06-15

Git screwup with reset

From: jake varghese <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:46:47

Hi All,

I really screwed up.  I had about 2 weeks worth of code I was working  
on that got reset right out before commit.

Here's what happened.

1.  I coded for 2 weeks and didnt commit or add anything (yes, i  
know, real stupid)
2.  I was attempting to commit today and added the files.
3.  I realized a couple of files were added that i didnt want and  
werent being matched to the gitignore because i spelled them wrong.   
I fixed the gitignore file but the files still showed up, Im guessing  
because i used "git add ." before.
4.  Then i ran git reset --hard because i just wanted to undo the  
add.  Clearly this was where everything fell apart.
5.  I lost 2 weeks worth of code.

That's basically how it happened.


When I run git fsck --lost-found i get a whole bunch of dangling  
objects.  If I run git show on those objects it shows me the code  
that was lost.  Anyone know of a way to get this stuff back.  I tried  
rebasing and merging and neither worked.




Thanks in advance,


Jake Varghese
OrgSync Inc.
866.ORG.SYNC
jake@orgsync.com
www.orgsync.com
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