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Inspect a previous HEAD state without changing refs.

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Section: Recovering Branches and HEAD States

Switch to a reflog entry in detached HEAD

bash
bash
git switch --detach HEAD@{3}
Explanation

A safe way to inspect old states before deciding to branch or reset.

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