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Git Reflog

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Summary

Reflogs (reference log) record every movement of HEAD and other references in a local repository, such as when commit, checkout, reset, or rebase. Because these records are local and temporarily stored (default 90 days), reflogs become a lifesaver when commits or branches appear to be lost due to risky operations.

Key points

Git reflog displays the history of the movement of HEAD
Reflogs are local, not cloned or pushed
The reflog records are inherently expired after 90 days
HEAD@{n} refers to a specific position in a reflog

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