Daniel Grace venit, vidit, dixit 15.04.2010 15:57: > Appologies for not having more information. I usually use git as if > it's just SVN with non-network checkins. > > A few days ago, I pushed my git repository to github: > > 127 git remote add github > git@xxxxxxxxxx:negativeview/Wherespresso.git [Note, this is a private > repo] > 128 git push github master > > I then went about doing real-world business. I noticed at some point > that when I did a `git status` it said that no branches were checked > out. I don't remember doing anything between pushing to github and > this state. If I did a git branch it shows something like * (no > branch) then below that, master. I shrugged it off and did what I > expected to fix that odd issue: > > 515 git branch > 516 git checkout master > > Now, the next day, I noticed that I have no git history between the > 6th and something I did soon after the git checkout master: > > $ git log | grep Date | head -n 5 > Date: Wed Apr 14 14:43:58 2010 -0500 > Date: Tue Apr 6 00:42:20 2010 -0500 > Date: Mon Apr 5 23:57:54 2010 -0500 > Date: Mon Apr 5 07:01:26 2010 -0500 > Date: Mon Apr 5 06:17:18 2010 -0500 > > github shows the same. I KNOW that there were commits (representing a > good bit of work) in that time. I'm sure that it's *somewhere* but I'm > at a complete loss as to where it is. gitk shows no side branches (nor > does git branch). I don't use branches really, as much as I know that > I should. > > Daniel > http://www.doomstick.com Backup now. Most probably, you've made those commits on a detached HEAD. May you have checked out a remote branch, or a specific commit, before you went about your business on or after 6th? git reflog (or git log -g) will be able to show you the history of your HEAD before you lost it ;) Then you can tag those commits or 'checkout -b safehaven nameofthetopcommit' to get a branch with those commits. Now they are safe from being pruned during garbage collection. Michael -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html