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SOFTWARE ENGINEERS & SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS

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VERIFIED NOVEMBER 2026
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About This Tool

The Git Emergency Rescue & Command Lookup provides instant terminal recipes to undo common version control mistakes and recover lost work safely.

### Common Version Control Recovery Scenarios The tool organizes field-tested command recipes across six critical emergency categories: - **Wrong Branch Commits**: Move an accidental commit from main to a new feature branch without rewriting history ("git branch new-feature", "git reset HEAD~ --hard", "git checkout new-feature"). - **Accidental Secret Commits**: Soft-reset a commit containing credentials or ".env" files ("git reset HEAD~1"), add secrets to ".gitignore", and recommit cleanly. - **Commit Message Typos**: Modify the latest commit title without generating an unnecessary merge commit ("git commit --amend -m "...""). - **Discarding Messed-Up Work**: Realign a broken local branch completely with the remote tracking origin ("git reset --hard origin/branch"). - **Uncommitting Without Losing Code**: Undo a premature commit while preserving all staged modifications in your working directory ("git reset --soft HEAD~1"). - **Recovering Lost Commits**: Query the Git reference log ("git reflog") to resurrect commits orphaned after an aggressive hard reset.

### Practical Rescue Example An engineer accidentally commits AWS credentials to their local staging branch: 1. Select the **Security** category filter or search for "secret". 2. Copy the recovery command: "git reset HEAD~1". 3. The commit is undone while your code remains intact in the working tree. 4. Add ".env" to your ".gitignore" file and safely re-commit the remaining code.

### In-Browser Processing & Privacy Note All search filtering and emergency command lookup logic execute locally in your web browser. No Git repositories, command histories, or terminal outputs are uploaded to any server.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Select a category filter (Commit, Changes, Branch, Security, or Recovery).

  2. 2

    Use the search bar to locate your specific Git problem.

  3. 3

    Review the command solution and terminal explanation.

  4. 4

    Click Copy Command to paste the fix directly into your terminal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does git reset --soft delete any of my code?

No. A soft reset only moves the HEAD branch pointer backwards; all changed files remain staged in your index exactly as they were.

How long does git reflog retain deleted commits?

By default, Git reflog keeps unreachable dangling commits for 30 days and reachable reference movements for 90 days before garbage collection runs.

Does searching for Git commands send queries to a remote server?

No. All category filtering and search queries execute 100% locally in your browser memory.

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