How to find and restore a deleted file in a Git repository

Question

Say I\'m in a Git repository. I delete a file and commit that change. I continue working and make some more commits. Then, I find I need to restore that file.

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Answer 1

If you know the filename, this is an easy way with basic commands:

List all the commits for that file.

git log -- path/to/file

The last commit (topmost) is the one that deleted the file. So you need to restore the second to last commit.

git checkout {second to last commit} -- path/to/file