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Undo git-rm without commit?

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JFJoe Fiorini <joe@faithfulgeek.org>
Date
Mar 26, 2008, 06:17 UTC
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I hadn't done a git-commit yet, but I used git-rm thinking it would remove files that I had just added. Instead, it deleted everything I had added from the disk. Is there a way to undo this? I'm doubtful, but would love to not have to rewrite what I was working on.

Thanks! Joe

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  1. Joe FioriniMar 26, 2008
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  3. Jeff KingMar 26, 2008
  4. Joe FioriniMar 26, 2008
  5. Jeff KingMar 26, 2008
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