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

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Mar 1, 2019, 06:56 UTC
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Am 28.02.19 um 22:43 schrieb Manuel Guilamo:
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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.

I tested this, and it does not happen for me as long as I do not `git add` anything.

So, I assume you did `git add` your content and then you did a `git reset --hard`. In that case, I'm afraid Git behaved as designed and "doesn't have any commits" is a red herring.

-- Hannes
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  1. Manuel GuilamoFeb 28, 2019
  2. Johannes SixtMar 1, 2019
  3. Manuel GuilamoMar 1, 2019
  4. Jeff KingMar 1, 2019
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2019

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