Git Reflog

• Shows the history of HEAD and branch movements
• Useful for debugging and recovering lost commits

Common Commands

git reflog                      # Show history of HEAD changes
git reflog show <branch>        # Show reflog for a specific branch

git reset --hard <commit-hash>  # Reset branch to a specific commit
git reset --hard HEAD@{n}       # Reset to nth previous HEAD state

Use Cases:

• Find a specific commit
• Recover lost commits or deleted branches
• Undo accidental changes not visible in normal commit history