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From: Jasper Ras <jras@hostnet.nl>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:07:49 +0100
Subject: vault backup: 2025-03-20 11:07:48

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+---
+tags:
+  - git
+references:
+  - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7203515/how-to-find-a-deleted-file-in-the-project-commit-history
+---
+Find a (deleted) file in all commits.
+`g lg --all --full-history -- "**/shell.nix"`
+or more generally
+`g lg --all --full-history -- <path-to-file>`
+then using the SHA
+`g show <sha> -- <path-to-file>`
+
+**Epic bonus**
+Restore the file:
+`g checkout <sha>^ -- <path-to-file>`
+the caret (`^`) references one commit before sha, because in sha it is deleted.
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