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From: Philippe Vaucher <philippe.vaucher@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: git -- how to revert build to as-originally-cloned?
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:42:34 +0200
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> am stuck trying to revert a private kernel build back to the state in=
 which I originally cloned it,
> (after probably doing the wrong thing =A0- =A0as below). =A0 =A0 Hopi=
ng someone can advise.

I just wanted to add that usually when I "mess up" and want to revert
to a previous state, I usually simply `git reflog`, find where I was
before messing up, then `git reset --hard` to the desired SHA1.

Hope it helps,
Philippe