Use ORIG_HEAD as a quick recovery anchor.
Section: Recovering Branches and HEAD States
Create branch from ORIG_HEAD
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git branch recovered-orig ORIG_HEADExplanation
ORIG_HEAD often points to the pre-operation tip after merge, pull, reset, or rebase.
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Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Recovering Branches and HEAD States
Restore a branch ref manually
Move a branch ref to a specific commit hash.
Search reflog for deleted branch tips
Find likely commit hashes for branch recovery.
Switch to a reflog entry in detached HEAD
Inspect a previous HEAD state without changing refs.
Recover work into a new branch
Create a new branch from a reflog entry without moving current branch yet.
Restore branch to a reflog entry
Move the current branch back to a previous recorded state.