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git-find-me-the-fucking-deleted-file.md

If you don't remember the exact path/name, search the log for deleted files

git log --diff-filter=D --summary | grep delete

Find the file you want to get from the ouput, and use the path

Find the commits that involved that path

git log --all -- some/path/to/deleted.file

Bring the file back to life to the current repo (sha commit of parent of commit that deleted)

git checkout shaofthecommitthatdeletedthefile^ -- some/path/to/deleted.file