I just started using git yesterday, and today I committed a couple files, but then for some reason they disappeared. They show up when I run the command "git log -p -2" in one of the commits I previously did, but I have no idea how to restore them to where they were originally.
1 Answer
If it Is already committed, you could get them back from the commit before the deletion was committed. Assume that commit where they we're deleted Is D. You can do this:
git restore --worktree --staged --source=D~ -- file1 file2 # keep the pigtail
git commit -m "recovering files file1 AND file2"
You could do a git commit --amend if deletion happened in the last commit.
Original answer from 2018:
If you committed their deletion and you actually don't want it, you should consider resetting --hard (use with extreme care... many tears have come out of using it). If you actually haven't committed the deletion, you could just check them out of HEAD: git checkout HEAD -- file1.txt file2.txt.
answered Oct 16, 2018 at 21:00
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1please rather recommend
reset --keepwhich does not touch uncommitted changes– xerufCommented Jul 11, 2023 at 5:47 -
After 5 years, I think I have better advice. Thanks for bringing this up . Commented Jul 11, 2023 at 6:40
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I recommend quoting the pigtail while we are at it, might be erroneously interpreted by some shells– xerufCommented Jul 11, 2023 at 8:28
git checkout <commit> -- path/to/file? Thecheckoutcommand can do a number of things..git status?git checkout HEAD -- file1 file2 etcas I say in the response I made a few minutes ago.