Re: [git-users] undoing git init?

[Pablo Rodríguez]

On 08/15/2016 10:58 AM, Magnus Therning wrote:
> Pablo Rodríguez writes:
> 
>> Dear list,
>>
>> I wanted to initialize a git repo in a directory, but I mistakenly
>> reinitialized an existing repo in another directory.
>>
>> Two basic questions:
>>
>> - How can I undo this? (All files from this repo have been removed [as
>> anyone should expect].)
>>
>> - If there were some uncommited modifications in the now deleted files,
>> would it be a way to recover also these modifications?
>>
>> Many thanks for your help,
> 
> I think it would help to know what exact commands you ran, and have an
> example of what you want to undo.
> 
> My quick testing suggests that the man page for git-init is correct when
> it states that
> 
>   Running git init in an existing repository is safe. It will not
>   overwrite things that are already there.

Hi Magnus,

after writing my original message, I checked git init in a brand new
repository and I realized that I deleted the files myself (assuming I
was working on a different repository).

It was all my fault. Next time I will move to trash instead of delete
files. (I copied directories, because it was the fastest way of doing it.)

Many thanks for your help,


Pablo
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Re: [git-users] undoing git init?

[Pablo Rodríguez]

On 08/13/2016 08:47 AM, Gabby Romano wrote:
> The parent git repo didn't recognise the action you did there? If it
> did, you may try working with tour try to recover the files.in
> general,redoing git init is deleting the .git folder...

Hi Gabby,

after practising with a brand new repository, I realized that I also
removed the files myself (thinking I was doing it in a different
repository).

The problem was that I didn’t realize in which directory (and which git
repo) I was working.

Many thanks for your help,


Pablo
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Re: [git-users] undoing git init?

[Magnus Therning]

Pablo Rodríguez  writes:

> Dear list,
>
> I wanted to initialize a git repo in a directory, but I mistakenly
> reinitialized an existing repo in another directory.
>
> Two basic questions:
>
> - How can I undo this? (All files from this repo have been removed [as
> anyone should expect].)
>
> - If there were some uncommited modifications in the now deleted files,
> would it be a way to recover also these modifications?
>
> Many thanks for your help,

I think it would help to know what exact commands you ran, and have an
example of what you want to undo.

My quick testing suggests that the man page for git-init is correct when
it states that

  Running git init in an existing repository is safe. It will not
  overwrite things that are already there.

/M

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