Mysterious endangered branches in git

Question

Here are a few git actions that I performed. As you can see, I created a new branch, changed my files and then made the changes. After switching to another branch, hoping to unite, the branch in which I just worked disappeared.

Does anyone know how I can recover files from fixed_merge_branch? I worry!

1.9.2@whisperme$ git branch fixed_merge_conflict
1.9.2@whisperme$ git checkout fixed_merge_conflict
M   ArtworkViewController.h
M   ArtworkViewController.m
M   ArtworkViewController.xib
M   Classes/DFRAppDelegate.h
M   Classes/DFRAppDelegate.m
M   Classes/WorkGalleryViewController.m
M   Classes/WorkGalleryViewController.xib
M   DFR.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
M   DFRViewController.xib
M   Data.h
M   Data.m
M   MainWindow.xib
M   cn.lproj/Localizable.strings
M   en.lproj/Localizable.strings
A   fr.lproj/Localizable.strings
Switched to branch 'fixed_merge_conflict'
1.9.2@whisperme$ git add .
1.9.2@whisperme$ cd Classes/
1.9.2@whisperme$ git add .
1.9.2@whisperme$ cd ..
1.9.2@whisperme$ git add -u
1.9.2@whisperme$ git status
# Not currently on any branch.
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#   modified:   ArtworkViewController.h
#   modified:   ArtworkViewController.m
#   modified:   ArtworkViewController.xib
#   modified:   Classes/DFRAppDelegate.h
#   modified:   Classes/DFRAppDelegate.m
#   modified:   Classes/WorkGalleryViewController.m
#   modified:   DFR.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
#   modified:   Data.h
#   modified:   Data.m
#   modified:   MainWindow.xib
#   modified:   cn.lproj/Localizable.strings
#   modified:   en.lproj/Localizable.strings
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#   fr.lproj/
1.9.2@whisperme$ git commit -m "re-did changes lost by merge screw up"
[detached HEAD 858491f] re-did changes lost by merge screw up
 12 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
1.9.2@whisperme$ git checkout develop
Previous HEAD position was 858491f... re-did changes lost by merge screw up
Switched to branch 'develop'
1.9.2@whisperme$ git branch
  artwork_model
  artwork_model_localisation
  artwork_screen
* develop
  logger
  master
  start_artwork_model
1.9.2@whisperme$ git merge fixed_merge_conflict
fatal: 'fixed_merge_conflict' does not point to a commit
1.9.2@whisperme$ git checkout fixed_merge_conflict
error: pathspec 'fixed_merge_conflict' did not match any file(s) known to git.
1.9.2@whisperme$ git checkout fixed_merge_conflict
error: pathspec 'fixed_merge_conflict' did not match any file(s) known to git.
1.9.2@whisperme$ git branch
  artwork_model
  artwork_model_localisation
  artwork_screen
* develop
  logger
  master
  start_artwork_model
1.9.2@whisperme$ git checkout
1.9.2@whisperme$ git branch
  artwork_model
  artwork_model_localisation
  artwork_screen
* develop
  logger
  master
  start_artwork_model
1.9.2@whisperme$ pwd
/Users/tristan/Documents/DFR
1.9.2@whisperme$ 

Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

Well, I don’t understand why the branch "disappeared", but don’t worry, your files didn’t.

You can find them in many ways:

• You can use the message printed git checkoutwhen you left the anonymous branch: "Previous HEAD position was 858491f."
• git reflog .

, :

git checkout 858491f -b fixed_merge_conflict

:

git checkout develop
git merge fixed_merge_conflict

, :

git merge 858491f

Answer 2

- detach head . , git, git svn ( ). , --track . , detached head, git branch, (asterisk) (no branch) ( , )