33.31 Git Recover File

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To recover a file that was accidentally deleted and not yet committed:

$ git checkout HEAD README.md

Using magit in emacs the same is accomplished with M-x magit-file-checkout.

In the magit buffer you can also use E and then E to do an ediff and merge bugger A into buffer C with ac.



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