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--- git_add_rm [2019/03/13 14:03] – [git rm and empty directories] rpjday
+++ git_add_rm [2019/03/18 12:29] (current) – [-u, --update option] rpjday
@@ Line 152: / Line 152: @@
 ==== "-u", "--update" option ====
-Stage all changes and deletions of existing files, but not addition of new files:
+Stage all changes and deletions of existing files, //but not addition of new files//:
 <code>
@@ Line 255: / Line 255: @@
 Since Git cannot version empty directories, any ''git rm'' command that results in any empty directories will result in the removal of //all// resulting empty directories.
+===== Accessing deleted files =====
 ==== Listing all deleted files throughout history ====
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  delete mode 100644 book/06-github/images/hubot.png
 ... snip ...
+</code>
+==== Recovering a deleted file ====
+Display the most recent commit that references the file:
+<code>
+$ git log -1 -- OUTLINE.txt
+commit b86814bf758645cf1d0ea8a6cbfd1486d257f4dc
+Author: Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com>
+Date:   Tue Oct 14 10:55:34 2014 +0200
+    remove changes notes and initial outline
+$
+</code>
+Now display its content from the //previous// commit (optionally redirect to file):
+<code>
+$ git show b86814bf758645cf1d0ea8a6cbfd1486d257f4dc^:OUTLINE.txt
+. Getting Started
+.1 About Version Control
+    * Local Version Control Systems
+    * Centralized Version Control Systems
+    * Distributed Version Control Systems
+... snip ...
+</code>
+You can also:
+<code>
+$ git rev-list -n 1 HEAD -- OUTLINE.txt
+b86814bf758645cf1d0ea8a6cbfd1486d257f4dc
+$
 </code>