1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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2 <!DOCTYPE sect1 SYSTEM "../../../dtd/dblite.dtd">
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3 <sect1 id="tgit-dug-reflog">
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4 <title>Reference Log</title>
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6 <primary>RefLog</primary>
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8 <?dbhh topicname="HIDD_REFLOG"?>
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10 The reference log (reflog) displays the history of a reference (i.e., it is displayed to which commits it pointed in the past). In can be opened using
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12 <guimenu>TortoiseGit</guimenu>
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13 <guimenuitem>RefLog</guimenuitem>
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14 </menuchoice>, however,
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15 you have to hold the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key while right clicking on
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16 on a folder in the explorer in order to see this, because it is
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17 in the extended context menu by default.
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18 <figure id="tgit-dug-reflog-dia-reflogdialog">
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19 <title>RefLog Dialog</title>
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20 <graphic fileref="../images/GitReflog.png"/>
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22 The RefLog can be used to restore deleted commits or HEAD positions (e.g. when you deleted a branch which was HEAD some time ago).
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25 You can find more information at <xref linkend="git-reflog(1)"/>.
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