- 12 min read
Is it safe to delete .git/index.lock?
Git says another process seems to be running. What .git/index.lock is, the one check to run before deleting it, and what a hard kill leaves behind.
- 9 min read
What FETCH_HEAD is, and why you shouldn't merge it
FETCH_HEAD holds whatever the last fetch brought — any fetch, including your editor's. Merge it by name and the branch can swap between your two commands.
- 9 min read
git pull --rebase deleted your commit: the rescue and the reason
A force-pushed branch plus git pull --rebase silently drops commits you pushed. The reflog rescue, the fork-point mechanism, and why no flag prevents it.
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Recovering a dropped stash: what git fsck can still find
A dropped or lost git stash is almost never gone. How to find it with git fsck, tell the real stash commit from its index twin, and get the work back.