Apply recovered work onto a clean branch.
Section: Common Recovery Scenarios
Cherry-pick recovered commit
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git cherry-pick <recovered_commit_sha>Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
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Same sheet · prioritizing Common Recovery Scenarios
Recover after hard reset
Restore previous HEAD after disruptive operation when ORIG_HEAD is available.
Recover deleted branch from reflog
Recreate a branch from recovered commit ID.
Undo failed merge
Restore pre-merge state when merge --abort is unavailable.
Find dropped stash commits
Locate dangling stash-like commits after accidental drop.