How do I recover all the files that were removed with git rm

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I was playing around with git, I'm not really good with it, I know a little bit about it and while i was trying to make the .gitignore work on a different branch so I issued

$ git rm -r --cached .
fatal: pathspec '.' did not match any files

So I was looking for some options for git rm , I accidentally pressed enter and typed git rm, and now almost all the files that I've been working on for months are now gone, how will I recover it back?

R4444 · Answer 1 · 2019-11-07T05:48:40.927

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Simple, reset the HEAD.

git reset HEAD

I just found similar question. Refer this question for more explanation.

edited Nov 07 '19 at 05:48

answered Nov 07 '19 at 05:38

R4444

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I am stuck on a different branch and not in the master ? Should I continue it ? – TheBAST Nov 07 '19 at 05:44
Yes, refer this question for more explanation - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2125710/how-to-revert-a-git-rm-r – R4444 Nov 07 '19 at 05:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 07 '19 at 05:54

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On your current branch, where you have done the rm, the more modern way to restore your files would be using git restore (Git 2.23+):

git restore --source=HEAD --staged --worktree -- .

answered Nov 07 '19 at 05:54

VonC

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sadly I'm on a git 2.18 version – TheBAST Nov 07 '19 at 05:57
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@TheBAST Can you upgrade? If not, I will leave the answer for future reader. – VonC Nov 07 '19 at 05:58
Sorry, I was away for few minutes, will that not make damage to my files ? like upgrading the git ? – TheBAST Nov 07 '19 at 06:03
@TheBAST no it will not. But in your case, try first the other solutions, based on reset or checkout. – VonC Nov 07 '19 at 06:04
https://pastebin.com/C2jbzuvz – TheBAST Nov 07 '19 at 08:20
@TheBAST How would that pastbin session, regarding the checkout of the `offer-bounty` branch, be related to your current issue? – VonC Nov 07 '19 at 08:37

How do I recover all the files that were removed with git rm

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