You can also search logs to recover a commit, besides the other ways mentioned. > ok but then I lose it's nice handle. Then don't delete the handle? Maybe ren

You can also search logs to recover a commit, besides the other ways mentioned. > ok but then I lose it's nice handle. Then don't delete the handle? Maybe rename it with a `deleted/` prefix? It's hard to imagine what the expected behaviour is when branch names are just local convenience labels.