We all break branches. Here are the commands I reach for the most.
I committed to the wrong branch
git switch correct-branch
git cherry-pick <bad-commit-sha>
git switch -
git reset --hard HEAD~1I nuked local changes by accident
git reflog
# find the SHA before the reset, then
git reset --hard <sha>I need to stash only some files
git stash push -m "wip: partial" -- path/to/fileA path/to/fileB
git stash list
git stash apply stash@{0}I want to undo the last commit but keep changes staged
git reset --soft HEAD~1I force‑pushed the wrong thing
git reflog origin/main
git push origin <sha>:main --force-with-leaseKeep reflog in your muscle memory—it’s the time machine.