Comment by fragmede
Reflog is your friend.
git break-my-shit
git reflog
... output saying where you were before things broke
... grab the good commit sha
git reset --hard good_commit_sha_from_reflogReflog is your friend.
git break-my-shit
git reflog
... output saying where you were before things broke
... grab the good commit sha
git reset --hard good_commit_sha_from_reflog
The copy-the-.git-dir trick works for worse issues than can be solved with a single reset --hard. Damn near anything, really, as long as you haven't touched any remotes. It also works if you don't remember/understand how you broke it, where it's broken, or which state you need to try to reset to.