How to revert an unnecessary "git reset HEAD~1"

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After running git reset HEAD~1, I noticed that actually there was nothing else to do and the commit was fine. Is there a way to revert this command?

Where you on a branch when you ran that, or a detached head? — Jonathan Wakely
– Jonathan Wakely, Commented Jun 5, 2013 at 16:25

michas · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-05 16:27:50Z

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You can use:

git reset HEAD@{1}

This uses the last entry in the reflog. See git reflog if you did other things in between.

answered Jun 5, 2013 at 16:27

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cahen Over a year ago

this worked perfectly. If I used 2 instead of 1, it would go back 2 steps, right?

michas Over a year ago

Exactly. Have a look at git reflog to see which number corresponds to which commit. Have a look at man gitrevisions for those kinds of special syntax.

theatlasroom Over a year ago

always forget about reflog ><

Adrian Panasiuk · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-05 16:17:27Z

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You could see the commit id of that commit with git reflog.

answered Jun 5, 2013 at 16:17

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:26:00Z

Even easier (if you haven't done any other operations):

git reset ORIG_HEAD

ORIG_HEAD is the previous state of HEAD.

More details about HEAD vs. ORIG_HEAD are in the answer to this SO question.

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