git checkout newer branch

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I switched to a older commit with: git checkout $HASH to look for something i did in an older version of my directory. Now i want to go back to the newest commit, but i cant find the Hash for that anymore? when i do a git log it just shows the older commits from the commit i am currently at. How can i switch to the newest commit again?

Possible duplicate of Is there any way to git checkout previous branch? — sashoalm
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Fred Foo · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-22 09:24:29Z

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git checkout <branch>, e.g. git checkout master.

edited Apr 22, 2011 at 9:24

answered Apr 22, 2011 at 9:17

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Adam Byrtek Over a year ago

git checkout HEAD won't work, the head is already detached.

Fred Foo Over a year ago

@Adam: you're right, deleted that. My testing was sloppy, apparently.

Adam Byrtek · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-22 09:18:39Z

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Use the name of the branch on which you worked before

git checkout [branch]

If for some reason you don't know the name, you can find the previous position in the reflog

git reflog

It gives you a list of commits on which you worked in the past, where the first position is the most recent one.

answered Apr 22, 2011 at 9:18

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Chris Johnsen Over a year ago

Also: git checkout -, which is short for git checkout @{-1}. The @{-N} syntax means “Nth most-recent checkout”.

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