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diff --git a/doc/tips/recovering_from_a_corrupt_git_repository.mdwn b/doc/tips/recovering_from_a_corrupt_git_repository.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..084f76852 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tips/recovering_from_a_corrupt_git_repository.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +I have found this the most reliable way to recover from a corrupt git repository. I have had a lot of them lately, there might be a regression in btrfs in Ubuntu's Linux 3.8.0-33 (!). + +1. Create a clone of a known good repository. +2. Add the clone as an object alternate to the broken repository. +3. Do a `git-repack -a -d` to lift the external objects into repo-local packs. +4. Remove the clone + +[[!format sh """ +$ cd /tmp/ +$ git clone good-host:/path/to/good-repo +$ cd /home/user/broken-repo +$ echo /tmp/good-repo/.git/objects/ > .git/objects/info/alternates +$ git repack -a -d +$ rm -rf /tmp/good-repo +"""]] + +... and push early, push often. ;-) |