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Revert a deleted file several commits later

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Mar 15, 20264802 views
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So I started down a new branch of development and decided that some files needed to go. Several commits later I realise that a certain decision was wrong and I need a couple of the files back. My initial thought of how to get the files back is to just take copies from the other branch and commit th…

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I found this solution on another website, but I can't find where. The answer is to revert the files that were deleted individually: where is the revision number of before the delete. Then commit them back in. The history is preserved!

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