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Prevent reset --hard from deleting everything if one doesn't have any commits yet

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MGManuel Guilamo <manuel.guilamo@publicis.com.do>
Date
Feb 28, 2019, 21:43 UTC
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I accidentally executed git reset —hard in a project that doesn’t have any commits yet. git erased everything, everything I’ve worked the past week, I believe this is not a desired behavior, considering I’m not able to undo that action, because git doesn’t have any history whatsoever.
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  1. Manuel GuilamoFeb 28, 2019
  2. Johannes SixtMar 1, 2019
  3. Manuel GuilamoMar 1, 2019
  4. Jeff KingMar 1, 2019
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