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> as long as I keep their hashes that means my hashes or their hashes or them keeping my hashes, I am never sure

• selckin 3mo ago
  you can just make a backup copy of .git or your entire project dir. When you get lost, just delete your .git, copy from the backup and try again
  • delusional 3mo ago
    You never need to do that. git-reflog(1) is the most general solution if you will ever need.
    • selckin 3mo ago
      if you're a beginner thats going to be very difficult, restoring the git dir a few times makes the learning process much faster, till it all clicks and you don't need too anymore
      • roryirvine 3mo ago
        But then you have multiple copies of your repo which is inevitably going to end up with a my_project_v2_FINAL_3b/ mess, reminiscent of how people used to manage files before version control. Not having to deal with all that is exactly what git is for.
        • Vinnl 3mo ago
          I'm pretty comfortable with Git, but I've still done this a number of times, and in my experience this situation is very evitable. After I've completed my gnarly process (whether successfully or unsuccessfully), I just delete the folder I don't want to use.
  • herywort 3mo ago
    Is this a joke? git's whole purpose is to save the history of your project and return to earlier versions when needed
    • Vinnl 3mo ago
      It's a super simple solution for which you can be certain that you have all the knowledge needed to perform the restore operation.